पुनः पार्थ कलौ प्राप्ते तौ देवौ बलकेशवौ । वसुदेवकुले जातौ दुष्करं कर्म चक्रतुः
punaḥ pārtha kalau prāpte tau devau balakeśavau | vasudevakule jātau duṣkaraṃ karma cakratuḥ
اے پارتھ! جب کلی یُگ آیا تو وہ دونوں دیوی ہستیاں بل اور کیشو بنیں؛ وسودیو کے کُول میں جنم لے کر انہوں نے نہایت دشوار کارنامے سرانجام دیے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A cosmic yuga-turning tableau: Viṣṇu’s radiance descending into the Yādava/Vasudeva lineage; Bala and Keśava as twin divine presences, with symbols of plough (hala) and conch/discus.
The Purāṇic vision links ages through recurring divine embodiments, showing dharma’s protection across yugas.
The context continues the praise of the same tīrtha (Yojaneśvara) as a locus connected to multiple yuga-events and divine manifestations.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse provides yuga-linked identification and the religious significance of divine lineage.