Harivamsha 23.30

23.30

bales tu brahmaṇā datto varaḥ prītena bhārata
mahāyogitvam āyuś ca kalpasya parimāṇataḥ
saṃgrāme cāpy ajeyatvaṃ dharme caiva pradhānatām |
trailokyadarśanaṃ cāpi prādhānyaṃ prasave tathā |
balasyāpratimatvaṃ vai dharmatattvārthadarśanam |
caturo niyatān varṇāṃs tvaṃ ca sthāpayiteti ha //

A boon was granted to Bali by Brahmā, well-pleased, O Bhārata: / the state of a great yogin, a lifespan for the measure of a kalpa, / invincibility in battle, preeminence in dharma, / / vision of the three worlds, preeminence in progeny, / peerless strength, insight into the reality and purpose of dharma, / and that 'you shall establish the four regulated social orders.'