Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 48
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
स बली शासनं तुभ्यं न करोति महासुर तस्मिञ्जिते हि विजितं सर्वं मन्यस्व भूतलम्
sa balī śāsanaṃ tubhyaṃ na karoti mahāsura tasmiñjite hi vijitaṃ sarvaṃ manyasva bhūtalam
स महानसुरो बलिः तव शासनं न करोति; तस्मिन् जिते हि सर्वं भूतलं जितमिति मन्यस्व।
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Bali is portrayed as the pivotal sovereign among the Asuras; his dominance functions as the keystone of terrestrial power. In epic-Puranic political idiom, the fall of the paramount king implies the collapse of the wider confederation and thus ‘the earth’ is treated as effectively subdued.
Primarily rhetorical and political: ‘earth’ (bhūtala) stands for the network of kingship, tribute, and authority. The verse frames Bali as the central obstacle to restoring cosmic and social order.