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
اگر تیری عقل جنگ ہی پر قائم ہے اور اس میں کوئی شک نہیں، تو پھر جنگ کے لیے روانہ ہو—خدا مہیشور کے حضور جا۔
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.