Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
ऋषयस्तत्र गच्छंतु कारयन्तु महामखम् । अहं तत्रागमिष्यामि साधयिष्यामि तं बलिम्
ṛṣayastatra gacchaṃtu kārayantu mahāmakham | ahaṃ tatrāgamiṣyāmi sādhayiṣyāmi taṃ balim
«Que les sages ṛṣi s’y rendent et fassent accomplir un grand sacrifice. Moi aussi j’irai là-bas et j’achèverai cette tâche, en mettant Bali sous contrôle.»
Janārdana/Viṣṇu (issuing instructions)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpa) addressed in the section
Scene: A commanding divine figure addresses assembled ṛṣis, directing them to proceed to the yajña-maṇḍapa; the promise of arrival to ‘bring Bali under control’ hangs like a vow over the sacred landscape.
FAQs
Dharma is restored through coordinated sacred action—yajña led by sages and divine presence completing the purpose.
The instruction ‘go there’ belongs to the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra narrative setting within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.
Performance/arrangement of a mahāmakha (great yajña) by the sages is explicitly prescribed.