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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.85.37

సమర్హయామాస స తౌ విభూతిభి- ర్మహార్హవస్‍త్రాభరణానులేపనై: । తామ్బూలదీపామృతభక్షణాదిభి: స్వగోత్రవిత్తాత్మసమర్పణేన చ ॥ ౩౭ ॥
samarhayām āsa sa tau vibhūtibhir
[samarhayaam aasa sa tau vibhootibhir]
mahārha-vastrābharaṇānulepanaiḥ
[mahaarha-vastraabharanaanulepanaih]
tāmbūla-dīpāmṛta-bhakṣaṇādibhiḥ
[taamboola-deepaamrita-bhakshanaadibhih]
sva-gotra-vittātma-samarpaṇena ca
[sva-gotra-vittaatma-samarpanena cha]
samarhayām āsa — worshiped saḥ — he tau — Them vibhūtibhiḥ — with his riches mahā - arha — greatly valuable vastra — with garments ābharaṇa — ornaments anulepanaiḥ — and fragrant pastes tāmbūla — with betel nut dīpa — lamps amṛta — nectarean bhakṣaṇa — food ādibhiḥ — and so on sva — of his gotra — family vitta — of the wealth ātma — and of himself samarpaṇena — with the offering ca — and .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
samarhayām āsa sa tau vibhūtibhir
samarhayām āsa
worshiped
saḥ
he
tau
Them
vibhūtibhiḥ
with his riches
mahārha-vastrābharaṇānulepanaiḥ
mahā - arha
greatly valuable
vastra
with garments
ābharaṇa
ornaments
anulepanaiḥ
and fragrant pastes
tāmbūla-dīpāmṛta-bhakṣaṇādibhiḥ
tāmbūla
with betel nut
dīpa
lamps
amṛta
nectarean
bhakṣaṇa
food
ādibhiḥ
and so on
sva-gotra-vittātma-samarpaṇena ca
sva
of his
gotra
family
vitta
of the wealth
ātma
and of himself
samarpaṇena
with the offering
ca
and .
  • vibhūtibhiḥ — with his opulences
    Instrumental plural of vibhūti. Bali was the universal emperor before Vāmana; even in Sutala he retains royal wealth. The word vibhūti is the very category Bhagavān uses for His own opulences in BG 10.
  • ātma-samarpaṇena — by offering himself
    Compound: ātman + samarpaṇa (giving fully). The capstone of upacāra. After all material offerings come ātma-nivedana — the ninth limb of bhakti (SB 7.5.23). Bali completes the cycle.
  • sva-gotra-vitta — the wealth of his own family
    Compound: sva (own) + gotra (lineage) + vitta (wealth). Bali gives not only his personal possessions but his ancestral inheritance. Bhakti, when fully ripe, refuses to keep anything 'in the family'.
  • tāmbūla-dīpa-amṛta-bhakṣaṇa-ādibhiḥ — with betel, lamps, nectar-food, and so on
    Long compound listing upacāras. The sixteen-fold worship is enacted in detail. Gauḍīyas inherit this template — sevā is concrete, sensual, and exhaustive, not abstract.
He worshiped Them with all the riches at his disposal — priceless clothing, ornaments, fragrant sandalwood paste, betel nut, lamps, sumptuous food and so on. Thus he offered Them all his family’s wealth, and also his own self.

Bali Mahārāja’s devotional attitude is renowned as the perfect example of complete self-surrender. When Lord Viṣṇu in the guise of a young brāhmaṇa student approached him for charity, Bali offered all he possessed, and when he had nothing more to offer, he surrendered himself as the Supreme Lord’s eternal servant. There are nine standard processes of devotional service, and the last, ātma-samarpaṇam, as taught by Bali Daityarāja, is the culmination toward which every endeavor should aim. If one tries to impress the Lord with wealth, power, intelligence and so on but fails to humbly understand oneself to be His servant, one’s so-called devotion is only a presumptuous show.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He worshiped Them with all the riches at his disposal—priceless clothing, ornaments, fragrant sandalwood paste, betel nut, lamps, sumptuous food and so on. Thus he offered Them all his family's wealth, and also his own self.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He worshiped them in an extraordinary way (sam--arhayām āsa). That is described. Instead of sa tau sometimes sutau (the two sons) is seen. The wealth he offered is described. This included food like nectar such as sweet rice and drinks, or nectar and edibles, or fruit and betel nuts. Ādibhiḥ indicates jewel-studded cots. He offered everything including himself. Just as he had offered everything to Vāmana, he now offered everything to Kṛṣṇa, Svayam Bhagavān, since he did not see them as different.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

He worshiped them in an extraordinary way (sam--arhayām āsa). The wealth (mahā-vibhūṭibhiḥ) he offered is described: priceless clothing, ornaments, fragrant sandalwood paste, betel nut, lamps, sumptuous food and so on. Or mahāvibhūtibhiḥ refers to umbrella and cāmara, which were his royal emblems. This included food like nectar such as sweet rice and drinks, or nectar and edibles, or fruit and betel nuts. Ādibhiḥ indicates jewel-studded cots. Then he offered his family with sons and wife (gotra) and his wealth (vitta) and his own body or soul (ātma), as the Lord’s property, with complete dependence on the Lord (sam- arpaṇena).

Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
Related verses

A king who has won the world once gave it all away to a child; now he gives it all away again. Bali's wealth, his ornaments, his food, his lamps — and finally his own self — go to Bhagavān as a single offering. The pattern of Vāmana repeats in miniature.

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