Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80
न क्षमंति सुराः सर्वे तव राज्यं धरातले । स्वर्गे मे तापको जातो देवानां तव विग्रहे
na kṣamaṃti surāḥ sarve tava rājyaṃ dharātale | svarge me tāpako jāto devānāṃ tava vigrahe
Tous les dieux ne peuvent supporter ta souveraineté sur la terre. À cause de l’hostilité des dieux envers toi, même au ciel une inquiétude brûlante s’est levée en moi.
Nārada (deduced from immediate context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Statement that devas cannot tolerate Bali’s earthly sovereignty; in svarga, a burning anxiety arises—visualize heaven disturbed, gods uneasy, while Bali’s banner rises on earth.
FAQs
Worldly power can provoke cosmic resistance; dharma requires foresight and restraint even when one is successful.
The chapter belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa, but this verse is primarily narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-phala statement.
None; the verse describes the Devas’ intolerance and the resulting tension.