Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 13


Sanskrit:

दत्त्वेमां याचमानाय विष्णवे य: पदत्रयम् ।राद्धमिन्द्रपदं हित्वा तत: सिद्धिमवाप्स्यति ॥ १३ ॥

ITRANS:

dattvemāṁ yācamānāyaviṣṇave yaḥ pada-trayamrāddham indra-padaṁ hitvātataḥ siddhim avāpsyati

Translation:

Bali Mahārāja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Viṣṇu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, however, when Lord Viṣṇu is pleased because of Bali’s giving everything to Him, Bali Mahārāja will achieve the perfection of life.

Purport:

In Bhagavad-gītā (7.3) it is stated, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye: out of many millions of people, one may attempt to achieve success in life. This success is explained here. Rāddham indra-padaṁ hitvā tataḥ siddhim avāpsyati. Siddhi consists of achieving the favor of Lord Viṣṇu, not the yoga-siddhis. The yoga-siddhis — aṇimā, laghimā, mahimā, prāpti, prākāmya, īśitva, vaśitva and kāmāvasāyitā — are temporary. The ultimate siddhi is to achieve the favor of Lord Viṣṇu.