Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
दिशश्चतस्रो गच्छंतु भवंतो वीर्यवत्तराः । युष्माभिराहतैर्द्रव्यैः करिष्यामि महाक्रतुम्
diśaścatasro gacchaṃtu bhavaṃto vīryavattarāḥ | yuṣmābhirāhatairdravyaiḥ kariṣyāmi mahākratum
চাৰিও দিশালৈ আগবাঢ়া, হে অতিশয় বীৰ্যৱান বীৰসকল। তোমালোক আঘাত কৰি আনা ধন-সম্পদেৰে মই মহামহাক্ৰতু যজ্ঞ সম্পন্ন কৰিম।
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra) (deduced from context: addressing his brothers before conquest for sacrifice)
Scene: A royal command scene: a dharmic king instructs heroic envoys/warriors to depart to the four directions to gather tribute for a great sacrifice; courtly setting with ritual implements hinted in the background.
FAQs
Ritual action (yajña) is grounded in disciplined effort and righteous kingship; power is directed toward dharmic rites, not mere conquest.
The broader setting is Setukhaṇḍa (Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on preparations for a royal sacrifice.
The intention to perform a mahākratu—a major royal yajña—supported by collected resources/wealth.