was a child. Balichakravarthi (Bali, The Emperor) or  Mahabali , was the grandson of  Prahlad  (son of  Hiranyakashipu  who met  Vishnu  in his Narasimha   Avatar . Prahalad, despite being an Asura, had great faith in Vishnu. One cannot miss the series of warfare between Vishnu and the Asuras - those