Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99
प्रतिज्ञां कुरुते यत्र स्थितः स्थाणुरिवाचलः । हंतारो ये मम पितुस्तान्हनिष्यामि चारणात्
pratijñāṃ kurute yatra sthitaḥ sthāṇurivācalaḥ | haṃtāro ye mama pitustānhaniṣyāmi cāraṇāt
There, standing motionless like a pillar upon the mountain, he made a vow: “Those who slew my father—I shall kill them, one and all, without fail.”
Narrator (reporting Pippalāda’s vow)
Tirtha: Tuhinācala
Type: peak
Scene: On a snowy ridge, the figure stands rigid as a pillar, eyes fixed, making a fierce vow to slay his father’s killers.
FAQs
A vow (pratijñā) has karmic weight; when rooted in anger it can propel one toward adharma and suffering.
The immediate setting is Himācala/Tuhinācala within the larger Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya storyline.
None; it records a personal vow rather than a dhārmic rite.