Shloka 36
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
तथा भवान् सुरैः सार्धं समं देवेन शलिना वस त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष मन्नामव्यञ्जके ऽच्युत इत्येवमुक्तस्तेनाहं राज्ञा बाढमुवाच तम्
tathā bhavān suraiḥ sārdhaṃ samaṃ devena śalinā vasa tvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa mannāmavyañjake 'cyuta ityevamuktastenāhaṃ rājñā bāḍhamuvāca tam
Assim também, habita tu, juntamente com os deuses, em igualdade com aquela Deidade gloriosa. Ó Puṇḍarīkākṣa, ó Acyuta, reside no lugar que traz o meu nome. Assim interpelado por aquele rei, eu lhe respondi: “Assim seja.”
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FAQs
Even an asura-king, when grounded in truthfulness and gifting (dāna) and when he surrenders without resentment, becomes worthy of divine favor. The verse highlights reciprocity: Bali’s humility and offering culminate in the Lord’s consent (“bāḍham”).
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of a prominent king’s conduct and its consequences) within the broader daitya–deva cycle; it is not sarga/pratisarga, but a didactic royal episode embedded in the purāṇic history stream.
“Dwelling in the place that bears my name” symbolizes sanctification of the surrendered ego: Bali’s ‘name’ becomes a marker of transformed identity—power redirected into devotion. The Lord’s acceptance underscores that divine presence is drawn to dharma and sincerity, not birth or faction.