King of the Daitya demons, son of Virocana, and grandson of the great Vaishnava Prahlada. When Lord Vamana tricked Bali into donating three paces of land and then with two steps covered the universe, Bali achieved perfection by surrendering everything he had to the Lord.
The monkey king of Kishikindhya, who was slain by Rama, and whose kingdom was given to his brother Sugriva, the friend of Rama. He was supposed to be... more
the demon-king Bali had conquered the three worlds : Earth, Underground Worlds and Heavens. Gods felt offended by his power, since he disregarded them. Agreing their request, Vishnu took the form of a dwarf brahmin (Vamana) and went to the royal court during a public audience. Seeing his wretchedness, the king asked Vamana what he wanted to get. Vamana replied he would be satisfied with only three feet of land. Bali said OK. Then, Vamana started to grow hugely; his first stride traversed the earth, the second the heavens. Then Bali became aware of the divine nature of Vishnu-Vamana. The god spareed the king but His third stride forwarded him to underground worlds where he lives from that time