Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
ततो रामश्चिरात्स्मृत्वा तां प्रतिज्ञां स्वयं कृताम् । वधार्थं संप्रविष्टस्य समीपे पुरुषस्य च
tato rāmaścirātsmṛtvā tāṃ pratijñāṃ svayaṃ kṛtām | vadhārthaṃ saṃpraviṣṭasya samīpe puruṣasya ca
তেতিয়া ৰামে কিছু সময় পাছত নিজে কৰা সেই প্ৰতিজ্ঞা স্মৰণ কৰিলে—যে, যি কোনোবাই বধ হ’বলৈ উদ্দেশ্য কৰি তেওঁৰ সান্নিধ্যত প্ৰৱেশ কৰে, তাক নিশ্চয় নিপাত কৰা হ’ব।
Sūta (narrative voice implied)
Scene: Rāma pauses, recollection dawning; the atmosphere tightens as the remembered vow—about slaying one who enters seeking death—casts a shadow over the scene.
FAQs
A vow binds even the righteous; dharma is shown as exacting, demanding accountability for one’s spoken word.
The ethical narrative unfolds within the Tīrthamāhātmya’s sacred-place frame, reinforcing that holy places test and refine dharma.
None directly; the verse centers on the binding nature of a vowed rule regarding entry into the king’s presence.