Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
एभिः सर्वैः परिवृतो वामनो बलिसद्मनि । उपविश्यासने सोऽथ उवाच गरुडं प्रति
ebhiḥ sarvaiḥ parivṛto vāmano balisadmani | upaviśyāsane so'tha uvāca garuḍaṃ prati
Entouré de tous, Vāmana s’assit sur un siège dans la salle de Bali. Puis il s’adressa à Garuḍa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Vāmana, small yet radiant, sits on an honored seat in Bali’s hall, encircled by gods and daityas; he turns toward Garuḍa to speak, signaling imminent action.
FAQs
Divine action unfolds through purposeful counsel—here the Lord directs Garuḍa, showing dharma is upheld through right agency.
The verse sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s broader glorification of Kedāra-kṣetra, though it narrates a scene in Bali’s hall.
None; it is a narrative transition to the Lord’s instruction.