SB 10.41.14 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अवनिज्याङ्‍‍‍‍‍घ्रियुगलमासीत्श्लोक्यो बलिर्महान् । ऐश्वर्यमतुलं लेभे गतिं चैकान्तिनां तु या ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

avanijyāṅghri-yugalam āsīt ślokyo balir mahān aiśvaryam atulaṁ lebhe gatiṁ caikāntināṁ tu yā

Synonyms

avanijya — bathing ; aṅghri — yugalam — the two feet ; āsīt — became ; ślokyaḥ — glorious ; baliḥ — King Bali ; mahān — the great ; aiśvaryam — power ; atulam — unequaled ; lebhe — he achieved ; gatīm — the destination ; ca — and ; ekāntinām — of the unalloyed devotees of the Lord ; tu — indeed ; yā — which .

Translation

By bathing Your feet, the exalted Bali Mahārāja attained not only glorious fame and unequaled power but also the final destination of pure devotees.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

By bathing Your feet, the exalted Bali Mahārāja attained not only glorious fame and unequaled power but also the final destination of pure devotees. KB 10.41.14 “Bali Mahārāja has become famous simply by washing Your lotus feet, and he enjoyed all material opulences and later on was elevated to the highest position of liberation.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

"Bali Maharaja, by washing your feet, attained a position of great fame (slokya). He attained unequalled power and the destination of the pure devotees."

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

This is not empty praise. One can see the results. Or Kṛṣṇa may say “Then just take some dust or water from my feet to your houses.” I desire to wash your feet just as Bali did. Bali was the best among those with good qualities since he is praised by Vyāsa and others. He attained powers unobtainable by Indra and what is attained by the greatest devotees. In this world the Lord became his doorkeeper.