Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 22, Text 21

SB 8.22.21

sri-brahmovaca
bhuta-bhavana bhutesa
 deva-deva jaganmaya
muñcainam hrta-sarvasvam
 nayam arhati nigraham
 
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 
 
Lord Brahma said: O well-wisher and master of all living entities, O worshipable Deity of all the demigods, O all-pervading Personality of Godhead, now this man has been sufficiently punished, for You have taken everything. Now You can release him. He does not deserve to be punished more.
 
Purport by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 
 
When Lord Brahma saw that Prahlada Maharaja and Vindhyavali had already approached the Lord to ask mercy for Bali Maharaja, he joined them and recommended Bali Maharaja’s release on the grounds of worldly calculations.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 22, Text 20
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 22, Text 22