Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
यदुक्तं तद्वचो व्यर्थं यतः सिद्धिः प्रयत्नतः । बलिं गत्वा भणिष्यामि यथा युद्धं करिष्यति
yaduktaṃ tadvaco vyarthaṃ yataḥ siddhiḥ prayatnataḥ | baliṃ gatvā bhaṇiṣyāmi yathā yuddhaṃ kariṣyati
«Ces paroles prononcées sont vaines, car la réussite vient de l’effort. J’irai vers Bali et je lui dirai comment il doit mener la bataille.»
Nārada (contextual inference)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada turns decisively from contemplation to motion, stepping onto a path toward Bali, vīṇā slung, eyes focused; the sense of mission dominates the frame.
FAQs
Empty talk is inferior to disciplined effort; accomplishment is linked to determined action.
The setting is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra narrative within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where moral instruction unfolds alongside the region’s sacred fame.
No ritual is stated; the verse advances the storyline of Nārada approaching Bali regarding war.