Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
मथ्यमाने पुनस्तस्मिन्क्षीराब्दौ देवदानवैः / किमेतदिति सिद्धानां दिवि चिन्तयतां तदा
mathyamāne punastasminkṣīrābdau devadānavaiḥ / kimetaditi siddhānāṃ divi cintayatāṃ tadā
As the Devas and Dānavas again churned the Ocean of Milk, the Siddhas in heaven pondered, “What is this?”