Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80
न क्षमंति सुराः सर्वे तव राज्यं धरातले । स्वर्गे मे तापको जातो देवानां तव विग्रहे
na kṣamaṃti surāḥ sarve tava rājyaṃ dharātale | svarge me tāpako jāto devānāṃ tava vigrahe
Semua dewa tidak dapat menahan kedaulatanmu di bumi. Kerana permusuhan para dewa terhadapmu, bahkan di syurga pun timbul kegelisahan yang membakar dalam diriku.
Nārada (deduced from immediate context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Statement that devas cannot tolerate Bali’s earthly sovereignty; in svarga, a burning anxiety arises—visualize heaven disturbed, gods uneasy, while Bali’s banner rises on earth.
FAQs
Worldly power can provoke cosmic resistance; dharma requires foresight and restraint even when one is successful.
The chapter belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa, but this verse is primarily narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-phala statement.
None; the verse describes the Devas’ intolerance and the resulting tension.