Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 37

Sanskrit:

समर्हयामास स तौ विभूतिभि-र्महार्हवस्‍त्राभरणानुलेपनै: ।ताम्बूलदीपामृतभक्षणादिभि:स्वगोत्रवित्तात्मसमर्पणेन च ॥ ३७ ॥

ITRANS:

samarhayām āsa sa tau vibhūtibhirmahārha-vastrābharaṇānulepanaiḥtāmbūla-dīpāmṛta-bhakṣaṇādibhiḥsva-gotra-vittātma-samarpaṇena ca

Translation:

He worshiped Them with all the riches at his disposal — priceless clothing, ornaments, fragrant sandalwood paste, betel nut, lamps, sumptuous food and so on. Thus he offered Them all his family’s wealth, and also his own self.

Purport:

Bali Mahārāja’s devotional attitude is renowned as the perfect example of complete self-surrender. When Lord Viṣṇu in the guise of a young brāhmaṇa student approached him for charity, Bali offered all he possessed, and when he had nothing more to offer, he surrendered himself as the Supreme Lord’s eternal servant. There are nine standard processes of devotional service, and the last, ātma-samarpaṇam, as taught by Bali Daityarāja, is the culmination toward which every endeavor should aim. If one tries to impress the Lord with wealth, power, intelligence and so on but fails to humbly understand oneself to be His servant, one’s so-called devotion is only a presumptuous show.