Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
तथेति मत्वा स बलिर्महात्मा हित्वा तदानीं त्रिदिवं मनस्वी । दैत्यैः समेतो गुरुणा च संगतो ययौ भुवं सोनुचरैः समेतः
tatheti matvā sa balirmahātmā hitvā tadānīṃ tridivaṃ manasvī | daityaiḥ sameto guruṇā ca saṃgato yayau bhuvaṃ sonucaraiḥ sametaḥ
“तथास्तु” असे मानून तो महात्मा, दृढनिश्चयी बळी त्या क्षणी त्रिदिव (स्वर्ग) सोडून पृथ्वीवर निघाला. तो दैत्यांसह, गुरूसह आणि अनुचरांनी वेढलेला होता.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: Bali, steadfast, says ‘tathā’ and departs from the celestial realm, surrounded by Daityas, with Śukra as guru, and a large following moving toward earth.
FAQs
Right action requires movement toward the proper place and conditions; determination follows dharmic counsel.
The destination is clarified in the next verses as a great tīrtha on the Narmadā.
No new ritual here; it describes the transition toward performing the prescribed yajñas.