Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तन्मुरारिवचः श्रुत्वा पुरो भूत्वा बलेः सुतः । बाणो वामनमाचष्टे तदा तं विश्वरूपिणम्
tanmurārivacaḥ śrutvā puro bhūtvā baleḥ sutaḥ | bāṇo vāmanamācaṣṭe tadā taṃ viśvarūpiṇam
Ao ouvir as palavras de Murāri, Bāṇa, filho de Bali, adiantou-se e então se dirigiu a Vāmana, que naquele momento permanecia na Forma Universal.
Sārasvata (narrating); Bāṇa speaks next
Tirtha: वस्त्रापथ-क्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: राजा
Scene: बलि का पुत्र बाण आगे बढ़ता है; सामने विश्वरूपिण वामन/त्रिविक्रम; दैत्य-सभा में शस्त्रधारी रक्षक; तनावपूर्ण संवाद-क्षण
FAQs
Even amid divine power (viśvarūpa), dharma is explored through respectful dialogue and discernment.
The passage belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, integrating famous Vaiṣṇava myth into the site’s sacred narrative.
No explicit rite is stated; the focus is the spoken exchange that frames the ethics of dāna and fulfillment.