Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
मयाऽद्य तत्र गंतव्यं मृगराजसमीपतः । यदा च शपथैः पुत्र दास्यामि च कलेवरम्
mayā'dya tatra gaṃtavyaṃ mṛgarājasamīpataḥ | yadā ca śapathaiḥ putra dāsyāmi ca kalevaram
She said: Today I must go there, to the very presence of the lord of beasts. For, my son, in accordance with my sworn word, I must then give up even this body.
Mother (unnamed)
Listener: Vatsa
Scene: Kapilā prepares to walk toward the tiger’s presence, speaking of giving up her body as required by her oath; the path ahead is narrow and solemn.
FAQs
Keeping one’s pledged word is upheld as dharma, even when it leads to personal loss or death.
The verse is situated within Arbudakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape; no specific tīrtha is explicitly named in this line.
No ritual act is prescribed; the emphasis is on the dharmic duty of fulfilling an oath.