Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
एवमुक्त्वा ततो रामो गन्तुकामो दिवालयम् । चिन्तयामास भूयोऽपि स्मृत्वा मित्रं विभीषणम्
evamuktvā tato rāmo gantukāmo divālayam | cintayāmāsa bhūyo'pi smṛtvā mitraṃ vibhīṣaṇam
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, sann Rāma, der zur Wohnstatt der Götter aufbrechen wollte, noch einmal nach und erinnerte sich an seinen Freund Vibhīṣaṇa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Listener: (contextual) māhātmya listener
Scene: Rāma, poised to depart heavenward, pauses in contemplation, recalling Vibhīṣaṇa; a liminal moment between palace and cosmic path.
FAQs
Even at the moment of departure, the righteous remember their obligations—gratitude and responsibility are part of dharma.
This verse is narrative setup within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single śloka.
No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.