Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Instructions to Bali, Shloka 71

Prahlada’s Instructions to Bali on Vishnu Worship, Monthly Gifts, and Building Hari’s Temple

Devanagari script

तस्माद् यो वृद्धवाक्यानि शृणुयाद् विदधाति च स सद्यः सिद्धिमाप्नोति यथा वैरोचनो बलिः

Transliteration

tasmād yo vṛddhavākyāni śṛṇuyād vidadhāti ca sa sadyaḥ siddhimāpnoti yathā vairocano baliḥ

Translation

Karena itu, siapa yang mendengarkan sabda para sesepuh dan melaksanakannya, segera meraih keberhasilan—sebagaimana Bali putra Virocana dahulu.

Speakers

• Not specified in input; didactic statement invoking Bali as authoritative example.

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu (Vāmana/Trivikrama)
• Bali (Daitya king; devotee figure in Vaiṣṇava memory)

Key Themes

• Elders’ counsel as dharma
• Śravaṇa (listening) + anuṣṭhāna (practice)
• Exemplum of Bali
• Immediate ‘siddhi’ through right conduct

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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