Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
सर्वे दैत्या आसनस्था पुनश्च ते देवगणाः सुधारसं दत्तं पीडिताश्च । तूष्णींभूता बलिमुख्या द्विजेंद्रा मनस्विनो ध्यानपरा बभूवुः
sarve daityā āsanasthā punaśca te devagaṇāḥ sudhārasaṃ dattaṃ pīḍitāśca | tūṣṇīṃbhūtā balimukhyā dvijeṃdrā manasvino dhyānaparā babhūvuḥ
सर्व दैत्य आसनावरच बसून राहिले; पुन्हा देवगणांना सुधा-रस मिळाला आणि दैत्य व्यथित झाले. हे द्विजेंद्र! बलि व इतर प्रमुख मौन झाले आणि ते धीर मनस्वी ध्यानात मग्न झाले.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijendra (addressed: 'O best of brāhmaṇas')
Scene: Daityas remain seated, faces tightened; devas receive nectar again; Bali and chiefs fall into heavy silence; the atmosphere turns from spectacle to tense inwardness.
FAQs
When adharma is outmaneuvered, pride turns to silence; inner agitation reveals attachment and lack of discernment.
None explicitly; the verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s mythic narration.
None; it describes emotional and social responses during the distribution.