Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्मात्प्रार्थय विप्रेन्द्र दैत्यं वैरोचनिं बलिम् । अस्यादेशात्करिष्यामि यदभीष्टं तवाधुना
tasmātprārthaya viprendra daityaṃ vairocaniṃ balim | asyādeśātkariṣyāmi yadabhīṣṭaṃ tavādhunā
پس اے برہمنوں کے سردار! ویروچن کے بیٹے دَیتیہ بلی سے درخواست کرو۔ اس کے حکم سے میں ابھی تمہاری مراد پوری کر دوں گا۔
Śrī Bhagavān (Govinda/Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/assembly (implicit)
Scene: Bhagavān gestures gently, instructing the Brahmin-sage to approach Bali; the scene conveys humility and procedural dharma—request first, then fulfillment follows by Bali’s command.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring established bonds; even divine power operates through pledged order, showcasing the sanctity of promises.
Dvārakā’s māhātmya continues as the narrative setting where divine instruction is revealed.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes a practical dharmic step—approach the rightful authority (Bali) to obtain permission for the desired act.