Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
इन्द्र उवाच । संप्राप्तोऽतिविमर्दोऽयं देवानां दानवैः सह । कार्यं किमत्र तद्ब्रुहि नीत्युपायोपबृंहितम्
indra uvāca | saṃprāpto'tivimardo'yaṃ devānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha | kāryaṃ kimatra tadbruhi nītyupāyopabṛṃhitam
Indra dit : «Un affrontement d’une extrême violence s’est levé entre les Devas et les Dānavas. Dis-moi ce qu’il convient de faire ici, affermi par la juste conduite et les moyens d’une stratégie prudente.»
Indra
Scene: Indra rises or leans forward, addressing Bṛhaspati with urgency: the Devas and Dānavas are in fierce conflict; he asks for a strategy grounded in nīti and upāya.
FAQs
Even in crisis, leadership should seek dharma-guided counsel and act through prudent, ethical strategy rather than impulse.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on dharmic counsel within a Deva–Dānava conflict narrative.
None; the verse is about seeking guidance in nīti (policy/strategy).