SB 8.22.1
sri-suka uvaca
evam viprakrto rajan
balir bhagavatasurah
bhidyamano ’py abhinnatma
pratyahaviklavam vacah
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, although the Supreme Personality of Godhead was superficially seen to have acted mischievously toward Bali Maharaja, Bali Maharaja was fixed in his determination. Considering himself not to have fulfilled his promise, he spoke as follows.