Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
सर्वे दैत्या आसनस्था पुनश्च ते देवगणाः सुधारसं दत्तं पीडिताश्च । तूष्णींभूता बलिमुख्या द्विजेंद्रा मनस्विनो ध्यानपरा बभूवुः
sarve daityā āsanasthā punaśca te devagaṇāḥ sudhārasaṃ dattaṃ pīḍitāśca | tūṣṇīṃbhūtā balimukhyā dvijeṃdrā manasvino dhyānaparā babhūvuḥ
Tous les Daitya demeurèrent assis, tandis que, de nouveau, l’essence d’amṛta était donnée aux cohortes des dieux—et les Daitya en furent tourmentés. Les chefs menés par Bali se turent, ô meilleur des brāhmaṇa, et ces hommes au cœur ferme s’absorbèrent dans une méditation sombre et profonde.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijendra (addressed: 'O best of brāhmaṇas')
Scene: Daityas remain seated, faces tightened; devas receive nectar again; Bali and chiefs fall into heavy silence; the atmosphere turns from spectacle to tense inwardness.
FAQs
When adharma is outmaneuvered, pride turns to silence; inner agitation reveals attachment and lack of discernment.
None explicitly; the verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s mythic narration.
None; it describes emotional and social responses during the distribution.