Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
प्रातरुत्थाय ये केचित्पश्यन्ति बलकेशवौ । तेनैव सदृशाः सर्वे देवदेवेन चक्रिणा
prātarutthāya ye kecitpaśyanti balakeśavau | tenaiva sadṛśāḥ sarve devadevena cakriṇā
പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് ബല-കേശവന്മാരെ ദർശിക്കുന്നവർ, ആ ദർശനമാത്രത്താൽ തന്നെ ചക്രധാരിയായ ദേവദേവനോടു സമാനരാകുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate context continuing into 144.1)
Tirtha: Bala–Keśava-darśana at Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dawn at the shrine: the first sunlight touches the deity images of Bala and Keśava; devotees stand with folded hands after waking, the discus emblem prominent; the scene conveys a ‘becoming like’ through shared radiance.
FAQs
Morning darśana of the deity transforms the devotee, granting likeness to the divine through devotion and grace.
A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Bala and Keśava are worshipped/seen is being praised.
Rising early and taking darśana of Bala and Keśava is presented as the key devotional act.