Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रयत्नेन त्वया भाव्यमसंशयम् । राजद्वारि यथा कश्चिन्न मया वध्यतेऽधुना
evaṃ jñātvā prayatnena tvayā bhāvyamasaṃśayam | rājadvāri yathā kaścinna mayā vadhyate'dhunā
Sachant cela, tu dois agir avec le plus grand effort, sans aucun doute, afin que nul ne soit tué par moi à la porte royale en cet instant.
Lakṣmaṇa (contextual deduction: instructing to prevent a killing at the gate)
Type: ghat
Scene: Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa with measured firmness, pointing toward the palace gate; Lakṣmaṇa prepares to act swiftly to clear the approach.
FAQs
Right action requires alertness and timely effort; dharma is protected by preventing avoidable harm while honoring one’s obligations.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-glorifying chapter (Tīrthamāhātmya), but this line itself names no particular site.
None; it is an instruction about conduct and prevention of wrongdoing.