Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

इदं च शृंगमारुह्य पश्य युद्धं यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

idaṃ ca śṛṃgamāruhya paśya yuddhaṃ yathā bhavet

Translation

Und steige auf diesen Gipfel und sieh zu, wie sich die Schlacht entfalten wird.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śṛṅgam: the peak/horn (mountain-peak)
• śṛṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (आ√रुह्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• paśya: see/look
• paśya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्/पश्य, धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• yuddham: the battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yathā: as/how
• yathā: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/how)

• bhavet: may be/happen
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (implied continuation of his speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yuddha-darśana-śṛṅga (peak for viewing the battle)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A steep peak with a clear lookout; figures climbing and pointing toward a distant battlefield with banners and dust clouds; sky wide and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śṛṅga (peak)
• Yuddha (battle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine guidance also includes practical direction; sacred narratives often place events within a meaningful landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘peak’ (śṛṅga) is mentioned, but no named tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction within the narrative.