Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
निशम्य वाक्यं किल तच्च तस्या विष्णुर्विकुंठाधिपतिः स एकः । ज्ञात्वा च सर्वं सुरचेष्टितं तदा बलेश्च सर्वं च चिकीर्षितं च
niśamya vākyaṃ kila tacca tasyā viṣṇurvikuṃṭhādhipatiḥ sa ekaḥ | jñātvā ca sarvaṃ suraceṣṭitaṃ tadā baleśca sarvaṃ ca cikīrṣitaṃ ca
فلما سمع كلامها، أدرك فيشنو—الربّ الأوحد لفاikunṭha—كلَّ شيء: قصدَ الدِّيفات، وفي ذلك الحين أيضًا ما لدى بالي من قوّةٍ وما كان يعتزم تدبيره وإنفاذه.
Narrator (Lomaśa in the Atri–Lomaśa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu listens and inwardly comprehends the full situation—devas’ intent and Bali’s designs—shown as a calm, focused gaze suggesting inner omniscience.
FAQs
Divine wisdom is all-knowing: the Lord discerns both righteous strategy and adversarial intent, guiding events toward dharma.
The broader setting is Kedāra (Kedarnath) in the Kedāra Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on the divine counsel within the narrative.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.