Brahma said 'Do not, O Shakra, injure Vali! Vali does not deserve death. You should, on the other hand, O Vasava, seek instruction from him about morality, O Shakra, as you wish,'
ब्रह्मोवाच मा स्म शक्र बलिं हिंसीन बलिर्वधमर्हति। न्यायस्तु शक्र प्रष्टव्यस्त्वया वासव काम्यया॥