अनेन मम दातव्यं तृतीयं पदमेव च । तस्माद्बद्धो मया साध्वि गरुडेनैव ते पतिः
anena mama dātavyaṃ tṛtīyaṃ padameva ca | tasmādbaddho mayā sādhvi garuḍenaiva te patiḥ
“ఈ వాగ్దానముచే మూడవ పాదమును కూడా నాకు ఇవ్వవలెను; అందుచేత, హే సాధ్వీ, నీ భర్తను నేను—గరుడుని చేతనే—బంధింపజేసితిని।”
Bhagavān (Viṣṇu/Vāmana)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vāmana states the third step must be given; Garuḍa binds Bali (implied off-frame or shown restraining a king), while Vindhyāvalī listens, torn between fear and understanding.
A vow once given must be honored; dharma binds both giver and receiver to truth.
The broader narrative sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra-kṣetra Māhātmya, using famous episodes to teach dharma in the sacred-geography frame.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the focus is on dāna (the pledged gift) and fidelity to one’s promise.
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