Brahman said You should not, O Maghavat, thus enquire after Vali now! One should not, however, speak a falsehood when he is questioned by another. I shall tell you the whereabouts of Vali.
ब्रह्मोवाच नैतत् ते साधु मघवन् यदेनमनुपृच्छसि। पृष्टस्तु नानृतं ब्रूयात् तस्माद् वक्ष्यामि ते बलिम्॥