Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
तस्माद्दर्पः प्रमुक्तोऽद्य मया दानवसंभवः । किंकरत्वं प्रयास्यामि सांप्रतं ते सुरेश्वरि
tasmāddarpaḥ pramukto'dya mayā dānavasaṃbhavaḥ | kiṃkaratvaṃ prayāsyāmi sāṃprataṃ te sureśvari
Darum habe ich heute meinen Stolz abgelegt, der aus meiner Dānava-Natur entsprang. Nun, o Herrin der Götter, trete ich in Deinen Dienst als Dein Diener und Gefolgsmann.
Bali (Dānava) to Devī
Scene: Bali, now calm and humbled, removes symbols of arrogance and offers himself as an attendant; Devī accepts with a gesture of protection and commissioning.
FAQs
Spiritual change is shown as the abandonment of ego (darpa) and the adoption of devoted service (seva) to the Divine.
The verse is embedded in a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame; the line itself emphasizes inner conversion rather than a named location.
No formal rite is prescribed; the ‘practice’ implied is lifelong service and allegiance to Devī.