Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
बले राज्याधिकारस्तु यावत्कालं बभूव ह / प्रह्लादो निर्जितो ऽभूच्च तावत्कालं सहासुरैः
bale rājyādhikārastu yāvatkālaṃ babhūva ha / prahlādo nirjito 'bhūcca tāvatkālaṃ sahāsuraiḥ
For as long as Bali held royal authority, for that very span Prahlāda too remained subdued, together with the Asuras.