Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

इदं च शृंगमारुह्य पश्य युद्धं यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

idaṃ ca śṛṃgamāruhya paśya yuddhaṃ yathā bhavet

Translation

इदं शृङ्गमारुह्य यथा युद्धं भवेत् तथा पश्य।

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śṛṅgam: the peak/horn (mountain-peak)
• śṛṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-ruh (आ√रुह्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• paśya: see/look
• paśya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्/पश्य, धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• yuddham: the battle
• yuddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yathā: as/how
• yathā: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/how)

• bhavet: may be/happen
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (implied continuation of his speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yuddha-darśana-śṛṅga (peak for viewing the battle)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A steep peak with a clear lookout; figures climbing and pointing toward a distant battlefield with banners and dust clouds; sky wide and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śṛṅga (peak)
• Yuddha (battle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine guidance also includes practical direction; sacred narratives often place events within a meaningful landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘peak’ (śṛṅga) is mentioned, but no named tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction within the narrative.