असुरा बलिमुख्याश्च पंक्तिभूता यताक्रमम् । सर्वमावश्यकं कृत्वा तदा पानरता भवन्
asurā balimukhyāśca paṃktibhūtā yatākramam | sarvamāvaśyakaṃ kṛtvā tadā pānaratā bhavan
బలిని ముందుంచి అసురులు క్రమంగా వరుసలుగా కూర్చున్నారు; అవసరమైన విధికర్మలన్నీ చేసి తరువాత పానంలో ఆసక్తులయ్యారు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (Mahēśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Daitya leaders seated in neat rows, having finished ritual preliminaries; vessels and cups appear as they turn toward drinking, with a formal, almost court-like order.
Ritual order without self-control can devolve into indulgence; dharma requires restraint alongside form.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa provides the sacred backdrop, but the verse narrates the asuras’ conduct rather than praising a particular tīrtha.
It notes completing “necessary formalities” (āvaśyaka-kriyā) before the gathering proceeds.
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