Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
तदन्वये बलिर्जातः स चातीव बला धिकः । एकातपत्रां पृथिवीं बलिश्चक्रे बलाधिकः । अकृष्टपच्या सुजला धरित्री सस्यशालिनी
tadanvaye balirjātaḥ sa cātīva balā dhikaḥ | ekātapatrāṃ pṛthivīṃ baliścakre balādhikaḥ | akṛṣṭapacyā sujalā dharitrī sasyaśālinī
In jener Linie wurde Bali geboren, überaus mächtig. Dieser Bali, der an Kraft alle überragte, brachte die Erde „unter einen einzigen Schirm“—unter eine einzige Herrschaft. Das Land trug Früchte ohne Pflug, war reich an Wasser und übervoll an Ernten.
Sārasvata (continuing narration)
Scene: Bali, powerful and regal, stands beneath a single royal parasol symbolizing unified rule; the earth around him appears effortlessly fertile—lush fields, abundant water, heavy grain.
FAQs
A well-ordered reign is portrayed as bringing harmony with nature—prosperity and effortless abundance arise when cosmic balance is maintained.
Vastrāpatha Kṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa) provides the sacred frame for recounting Bali’s era and its auspicious qualities.
None; the verse describes the characteristics of Bali’s rule and the land’s fertility.