Bali said O foremost of all persons conversant with Brahma, what, indeed, is the merit of giving flowers and incense and lamps? You should, O foremost of Brahmanas, describe this to me.
बलि उवाच सुमनोधूपदीपानां किं फलं ब्रह्मवित्तम। प्रदानस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ तद् भवान् वक्तुमर्हति॥