Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
चिंतितं मनसा पश्चात्स्वयमेव महात्मना । मया तत्कर्म कर्तव्यं यदन्यैरिह भूमिपैः । न कृतं न करिष्यंति ये भविष्यन्त्यतः परम्
ciṃtitaṃ manasā paścātsvayameva mahātmanā | mayā tatkarma kartavyaṃ yadanyairiha bhūmipaiḥ | na kṛtaṃ na kariṣyaṃti ye bhaviṣyantyataḥ param
Daraufhin sann der großherzige König in sich selbst: „Diese Tat muss von mir vollbracht werden – eine, die andere Könige hier nicht getan haben und die auch die Nachkommenden nicht tun werden.“
Sūta (continuing narration; reporting Ajāpāla’s inner resolve)
Tirtha: Ajāpāleśvarī (foreshadowed)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Ajāpāla, alone in contemplation, forms a resolute vow to perform an unprecedented deed that future kings will not match; the scene foreshadows temple/tīrtha foundation.
FAQs
Dharma calls for courageous initiative—undertaking exceptional sacred works for the benefit of the world, not for personal fame.
It sets up the founding of the Ajāpāleśvarī sacred site, implying a distinctive act of establishment connected to that tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it is a narrative of sankalpa (solemn resolve) preceding a major dharmic foundation.