Keepइति संचिन्त्य बलवान्बलिरामीलितेक्षणः ।दध्यौ कमलपत्राक्षं शुक्रमाकाशमन्दिरम्In plain wordsVasiṣṭha said: Having thought thus, mighty Bali, his eyes closed, meditated upon Śukra, lotus-eyed, whose dwelling is the sky.