Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 51
मया त्याज्यो भवेत्क्षिप्रमित्थं चक्रे स संविदम्
mayā tyājyo bhavetkṣipramitthaṃ cakre sa saṃvidam
„Er muss von mir unverzüglich verstoßen werden“ — so schloss Rāma diese Abmachung (als Regel jener vertraulichen Zusammenkunft).
Agastya (narration)
Tirtha: Sahasradhārā (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: A tense, hushed moment: Rāma resolves, ‘He must be cast off by me at once,’ sealing a secret compact; the scene conveys duty over emotion, with Kāla as witness and a shadow of impending separation.
FAQs
A king’s word and vow are binding; dharma often demands painful adherence to an agreed rule once it is set.
None directly; it is part of the narrative chain leading to Sahasradhārā’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
No ritual; it states a strict condition of a confidential pact.