Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
स रामो लक्ष्मणश्चैव काकपक्षधरावुभौ । तातस्य वचनात्तौ तु विश्वामित्रमनुव्रतौ
sa rāmo lakṣmaṇaścaiva kākapakṣadharāvubhau | tātasya vacanāttau tu viśvāmitramanuvratau
Auch Rāma und Lakṣmaṇa—beide mit der Haartracht „Krähenflügel“—folgten, dem Wort ihres Vaters gehorsam, dem Weisen Viśvāmitra und hielten treu Gelübde und Zucht.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Two youthful princes with kākapakṣa hair, bows slung, walking behind the austere sage Viśvāmitra on a forest path; calm resolve, early-morning light, minimal retinue.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through obedience to righteous authority—here, honoring the father’s word and serving the guru with disciplined faithfulness.
This verse is narrative within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; no specific tīrtha is explicitly praised in this line.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on dharmic conduct—pitra-vākya pālana and guru-anusaraṇa.