Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
मन्नाम्ना च पुरं तत्र स्थाप्यतां शीघ्रमेव च । सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा तथा चक्रे नृपोत्तमः
mannāmnā ca puraṃ tatra sthāpyatāṃ śīghrameva ca | sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā cakre nṛpottamaḥ
«Et qu’on y établisse sans tarder une cité portant mon nom.» Entendant les paroles de Sītā, le meilleur des rois agit ainsi.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Sītāpura (as named here)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sītā requests the founding of a city bearing her name; Rāma, attentive and decisive, signals ministers/architects to begin immediate establishment.
FAQs
Holy places are sustained not only by austerity but also by dhārmic governance—establishing a righteous settlement becomes an act of merit.
The city to be founded “in Sītā’s name,” later identified as Sītāpura (Sītāpuram).
No specific rite; it prescribes sthāna-sthāpanā—founding a city/settlement connected with dharma.