Bhagavatapurana 8.11.48

8.11.48

baliścośanasā spṛṣṭaḥ pratyāpannendriyasmṛtiḥ /
parājito 'pi nākhidyal lokatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ //

48. Touched by the hand of Sukra Bali came back to his senses and though defeated he was not grieved; for he was fully endowed with the knowledge of the truth of the world (on account of his philosophic conviction of the true nature of the world).