Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
केनाप्वुपायेन फलं हि साध्यमित्युच्यते पंडितैर्न्यायविद्भिः । तस्मात्सर्वैर्गम्यतां शीघ्रमेव कार्यार्थोभिश्चेन्द्रपुरोगमैश्च
kenāpvupāyena phalaṃ hi sādhyamityucyate paṃḍitairnyāyavidbhiḥ | tasmātsarvairgamyatāṃ śīghrameva kāryārthobhiścendrapurogamaiśca
“Dengan cara apakah hasil yang diingini dapat dicapai?”—demikian kata para bijaksana, para ahli penalaran yang benar. Maka hendaklah semua pergi segera—mereka yang bertekad pada tugas, dengan Indra di hadapan sebagai pemimpin.
Śambhu (Śiva) (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council of devas debates the proper means to achieve the intended fruit; Indra rises as leader, and the assembly prepares to depart swiftly on a mission.
FAQs
Dharma includes practical wisdom: choose proper means (upāya) through discernment, then act decisively in unity.
No specific site is named; it remains within the Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan mission-setting.
None; it is an instruction for coordinated action.
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