Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
विष्णुप्रसादाद्भक्त्या च तस्य राज्ये प्रतिष्ठितः । विरोचनस्तस्य सुतस्तस्यापि बलिरेव च
viṣṇuprasādādbhaktyā ca tasya rājye pratiṣṭhitaḥ | virocanastasya sutastasyāpi balireva ca
Par la grâce de Viṣṇu et par la dévotion, il fut solidement établi dans son royaume. Son fils fut Virocana, et le fils de Virocana fut, en vérité, Bali.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kambukeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A genealogical procession: Prahlāda enthroned by Viṣṇu’s grace; behind him the lineage markers—Virocana and Bali—shown as successive royal figures, indicating continuity of fate and dharma.
FAQs
Legitimate rule is portrayed as stabilized by divine grace and bhakti, even within complex asura lineages.
Kambukeśvara is the chapter’s tīrtha focus, though this verse provides the lineage backdrop.
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