Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
दैत्यानां भुवनं सर्वं संपूर्णेऽस्मिन्भविष्यति । असावतिशयः कोऽपि प्रारब्धो यज्ञकर्मणि । द्विजातिभ्यो मया देयं येन यद्याच्यते स्वयम्
daityānāṃ bhuvanaṃ sarvaṃ saṃpūrṇe'sminbhaviṣyati | asāvatiśayaḥ ko'pi prārabdho yajñakarmaṇi | dvijātibhyo mayā deyaṃ yena yadyācyate svayam
« Si ce yajña est mené à son terme, tout le royaume des Daityas sera pleinement affermi. Une entreprise extraordinaire a commencé dans cet acte sacrificiel. Aussi, quoi que me demande un dvija, quel qu’il soit, je dois l’accorder de mon plein gré. »
Unspecified (context: a ruler/patron speaking about fulfilling dāna in a yajña)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Bali reflects on the stakes: completion of the rite will consolidate Daitya sovereignty; he resolves to grant any request of the twice-born, foreshadowing Vāmana’s approach.
FAQs
A vowed giver must honor dāna to the twice-born during yajña, because dharma is safeguarded by truthfulness and generosity.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within the Prabhāsa region, presented as a sacred setting where yajña and dāna gain heightened spiritual potency.
Dāna to dvijātis (brāhmaṇas) according to what is requested, as part of sustaining and completing a yajña.