Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 4
Bali Mahārāja’s Empowerment and Conquest of Indra’s City
Prelude to Vāmana’s Petition
तं ब्राह्मणा भृगव: प्रीयमाणा अयाजयन्विश्वजिता त्रिणाकम् । जिगीषमाणं विधिनाभिषिच्य महाभिषेकेण महानुभावा: ॥ ४ ॥
taṁ brāhmaṇā bhṛgavaḥ prīyamāṇā ayājayan viśvajitā tri-ṇākam jigīṣamāṇaṁ vidhinābhiṣicya mahābhiṣekeṇa mahānubhāvāḥ
The brāhmaṇa descendants of Bhṛgu were greatly pleased with Bali. Desiring to conquer Indra’s heavenly kingdom of Trināka, they purified him according to rule, bathed him properly, anointed him in the grand mahābhiṣeka, and engaged him in performing the sacrifice known as Viśvajit.
FAQs
In this verse, the Viśvajit sacrifice is performed for Bali so he may gain victory and power to conquer, showing how Vedic yajñas were used to invoke success under brāhmaṇical guidance.
Because they were pleased with Bali and, following Vedic injunctions, they formally consecrated him so he could pursue conquest and kingship with ritual legitimacy and spiritual sanction.
It highlights the principle of acting with proper guidance, discipline, and sacred integrity—seeking qualified counsel and following right procedures before undertaking major goals.