Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
बृहस्पतिरुवाच संदिग्धो विजयो युद्धे यस्माद्दैवेन सत्तम । तस्मात्कुरु महेंद्रेण व्यवस्थां वचनान्मम
bṛhaspatiruvāca saṃdigdho vijayo yuddhe yasmāddaivena sattama | tasmātkuru maheṃdreṇa vyavasthāṃ vacanānmama
Bṛhaspati dit : «Ô le meilleur, la victoire au combat est incertaine, car elle dépend du destin. Aussi, selon ma parole, conclus un accord avec le grand Indra (Mahendra).»
Bṛhaspati
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bṛhaspati speaks as a calm strategist-sage, gesturing toward reconciliation; Vṛtra listens attentively, posture softened from warrior stance to disciple stance.
FAQs
Recognizing the limits of human power and the uncertainty governed by daiva, one should choose prudent, dharmic settlement over reckless conflict.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is counsel about vyavasthā (agreement/settlement).