Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
गत्वा ते तस्य नगरं विविशुर्भवनोत्तमम् । दूरादेव स तान्दृष्ट्वा बलिर्वैरोचनिस्तदा । प्रत्युत्थायार्हयाञ्चक्रे प्रह्लादेन समन्वितः
gatvā te tasya nagaraṃ viviśurbhavanottamam | dūrādeva sa tāndṛṣṭvā balirvairocanistadā | pratyutthāyārhayāñcakre prahlādena samanvitaḥ
त्याच्या नगरी जाऊन ते श्रेष्ठ भवनात प्रवेशले। त्यांना दूरून पाहताच वैरोचनि बलीने प्रह्लादासह उठून त्यांचे स्वागत केले व विधिपूर्वक सत्कार केला।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Sutala (Bali-nagara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Jeweled city and a grand palace hall; sages enter; Bali, seeing them from afar, rises from his throne and steps forward with respectful posture; Prahlāda stands beside him, serene and devotional.
FAQs
Hospitality to guests (atithi-satkāra) is upheld as dharma—even by Daitya kings—showing that virtue and devotion can shine anywhere.
No terrestrial tirtha is praised; the scene is set in Sutala, a significant purāṇic realm associated with Bali.
Reception and honoring of guests—rising to greet and offering due respect—are indicated as proper conduct.