Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
स बली शासनं तुभ्यं न करोति महासुर तस्मिञ्जिते हि विजितं सर्वं मन्यस्व भूतलम्
sa balī śāsanaṃ tubhyaṃ na karoti mahāsura tasmiñjite hi vijitaṃ sarvaṃ manyasva bhūtalam
وہ عظیم اسور، بلی، تمہارے حکم کی اطاعت نہیں کرتا۔ جب وہ مغلوب ہو جائے تو پوری زمین کو فتح شدہ سمجھو۔
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Bali is portrayed as the pivotal sovereign among the Asuras; his dominance functions as the keystone of terrestrial power. In epic-Puranic political idiom, the fall of the paramount king implies the collapse of the wider confederation and thus ‘the earth’ is treated as effectively subdued.
Primarily rhetorical and political: ‘earth’ (bhūtala) stands for the network of kingship, tribute, and authority. The verse frames Bali as the central obstacle to restoring cosmic and social order.