केऽस्मदीयाः परे चैव न जानामि कथंचन । किमर्थं युध्यमाना वै परस्परवधे स्थिताः
ke'smadīyāḥ pare caiva na jānāmi kathaṃcana | kimarthaṃ yudhyamānā vai parasparavadhe sthitāḥ
«Qui sont les nôtres et qui sont les autres, je ne le sais nullement. Pour quelle raison se battent-ils, résolus à s’entre-tuer ?»
Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Skanda voices bewilderment: he cannot tell who is allied and who opposed, and asks why they fight to kill each other—an ethical pause amid war.
Before engaging in conflict, one must know the cause and alignment with dharma; violence without discernment is condemned implicitly.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse.
None.