Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
यदुक्तं तद्वचो व्यर्थं यतः सिद्धिः प्रयत्नतः । बलिं गत्वा भणिष्यामि यथा युद्धं करिष्यति
yaduktaṃ tadvaco vyarthaṃ yataḥ siddhiḥ prayatnataḥ | baliṃ gatvā bhaṇiṣyāmi yathā yuddhaṃ kariṣyati
ถ้อยคำที่กล่าวไว้นั้นไร้ประโยชน์ เพราะความสำเร็จย่อมเกิดจากความเพียร ข้าพเจ้าจะไปหา พญาบาลี และบอกเขาว่าควรทำศึกอย่างไร
Nārada (contextual inference)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada turns decisively from contemplation to motion, stepping onto a path toward Bali, vīṇā slung, eyes focused; the sense of mission dominates the frame.
FAQs
Empty talk is inferior to disciplined effort; accomplishment is linked to determined action.
The setting is the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra narrative within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where moral instruction unfolds alongside the region’s sacred fame.
No ritual is stated; the verse advances the storyline of Nārada approaching Bali regarding war.