Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
तेनैव सांत्वितो धाता जगाद च जनार्दनम् / मम शापो वृथा न स्यादस्तु कालान्तरे मुने
tenaiva sāṃtvito dhātā jagāda ca janārdanam / mama śāpo vṛthā na syādastu kālāntare mune
Thus comforted, Dhātā spoke to Janārdana: “O sage, let my curse not be in vain; let it take effect at a later time.”