Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
तदन्वये बलिर्जातः स चातीव बला धिकः । एकातपत्रां पृथिवीं बलिश्चक्रे बलाधिकः । अकृष्टपच्या सुजला धरित्री सस्यशालिनी
tadanvaye balirjātaḥ sa cātīva balā dhikaḥ | ekātapatrāṃ pṛthivīṃ baliścakre balādhikaḥ | akṛṣṭapacyā sujalā dharitrī sasyaśālinī
Dans cette lignée naquit Bali, d’une puissance extrême. Ce Bali, souverain en force, mit la terre « sous un seul parasol » (unifiée sous une seule autorité). Le sol donnait des récoltes sans labour, la terre était bien abreuvée et riche en moissons.
Sārasvata (continuing narration)
Scene: Bali, powerful and regal, stands beneath a single royal parasol symbolizing unified rule; the earth around him appears effortlessly fertile—lush fields, abundant water, heavy grain.
FAQs
A well-ordered reign is portrayed as bringing harmony with nature—prosperity and effortless abundance arise when cosmic balance is maintained.
Vastrāpatha Kṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa) provides the sacred frame for recounting Bali’s era and its auspicious qualities.
None; the verse describes the characteristics of Bali’s rule and the land’s fertility.