Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्मात्प्रार्थय विप्रेन्द्र दैत्यं वैरोचनिं बलिम् । अस्यादेशात्करिष्यामि यदभीष्टं तवाधुना
tasmātprārthaya viprendra daityaṃ vairocaniṃ balim | asyādeśātkariṣyāmi yadabhīṣṭaṃ tavādhunā
ଏହେତୁ, ହେ ବିପ୍ରେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ବିରୋଚନପୁତ୍ର ଦୈତ୍ୟ ବଲିଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କର। ତାଙ୍କ ଆଦେଶରେ ମୁଁ ଏବେ ତୁମ ଅଭୀଷ୍ଟ ପୂରଣ କରିବି।
Śrī Bhagavān (Govinda/Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/assembly (implicit)
Scene: Bhagavān gestures gently, instructing the Brahmin-sage to approach Bali; the scene conveys humility and procedural dharma—request first, then fulfillment follows by Bali’s command.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring established bonds; even divine power operates through pledged order, showcasing the sanctity of promises.
Dvārakā’s māhātmya continues as the narrative setting where divine instruction is revealed.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes a practical dharmic step—approach the rightful authority (Bali) to obtain permission for the desired act.