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
നിന്റെ ബുദ്ധി യുദ്ധത്തിലേക്കു തന്നെ ഉറച്ചതും അതിൽ സംശയമില്ലാത്തതുമെങ്കിൽ, യുദ്ധത്തിനായി പുറപ്പെടുക—ദേവനായ മഹേശ്വരനെ സമീപിക്കു.
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.