Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
यदि ते वर्तते बुद्धिर्युद्धं प्रति न संशयः । ततो गच्छस्व युद्धाय देवं प्रति महेश्वरम्
yadi te vartate buddhiryuddhaṃ prati na saṃśayaḥ | tato gacchasva yuddhāya devaṃ prati maheśvaram
যদি তোমার বুদ্ধি যুদ্ধের দিকেই স্থির থাকে এবং কোনো সংশয় না থাকে, তবে যুদ্ধের জন্য এগিয়ে যাও—দেব মহেশ্বরের নিকট গমন কর।
Śrī Bhagavān (Varāha/Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Maheśvara (Śiva) — implied kṣetra of encounter
Type: kshetra
Listener: Andhaka
Scene: The Lord points the way, instructing Andhaka to approach Maheśvara for battle; Andhaka’s posture shifts from petition to determined departure.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives show divine order: consequences of one’s intent unfold under the governance of Maheśvara and dharma.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it signals a transition in the story toward Śiva (Maheśvara).
None; it is a directive within the narrative rather than a ritual instruction.