Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
गत्वा ते तस्य नगरं विविशुर्भवनोत्तमम् । दूरादेव स तान्दृष्ट्वा बलिर्वैरोचनिस्तदा । प्रत्युत्थायार्हयाञ्चक्रे प्रह्लादेन समन्वितः
gatvā te tasya nagaraṃ viviśurbhavanottamam | dūrādeva sa tāndṛṣṭvā balirvairocanistadā | pratyutthāyārhayāñcakre prahlādena samanvitaḥ
وہ اس کے شہر میں جا کر بہترین محل میں داخل ہوئے۔ دور ہی سے انہیں دیکھ کر بلی ویرَوچنی نے اسی وقت اٹھ کر استقبال کیا اور پرہلاد کے ساتھ مل کر انہیں حسبِ دستور عزت و اکرام دیا۔
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Sutala (Bali-nagara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Jeweled city and a grand palace hall; sages enter; Bali, seeing them from afar, rises from his throne and steps forward with respectful posture; Prahlāda stands beside him, serene and devotional.
FAQs
Hospitality to guests (atithi-satkāra) is upheld as dharma—even by Daitya kings—showing that virtue and devotion can shine anywhere.
No terrestrial tirtha is praised; the scene is set in Sutala, a significant purāṇic realm associated with Bali.
Reception and honoring of guests—rising to greet and offering due respect—are indicated as proper conduct.