Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
यज्ञे चैवाश्वमेधे वै बलिना यः समर्चितः । हृता वसुमती तस्य त्रिपदीकृतरोदसी
yajñe caivāśvamedhe vai balinā yaḥ samarcitaḥ | hṛtā vasumatī tasya tripadīkṛtarodasī
Dia yang dipuja Bali menurut tatacara suci dalam yajña Aśvamedha—Dialah yang merampas kekuasaan bumi daripadanya dan mengukur langit serta bumi dengan tiga langkah.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta addressing sages)
Scene: Bali’s Aśvamedha arena with priests and fire; Vāmana receiving worship; then the awe-inspiring Trivikrama expanding, one foot spanning earth, another heaven, measuring the worlds in three strides.
FAQs
Even when worship is offered, divine governance may restrict power to restore cosmic balance; true merit lies in surrender and dharma.
No tīrtha is named; the verse recalls the Trivikrama episode as theological mahatmya.
The Aśvamedha is referenced as context, but no instruction for performing it is given here.