अहंपूर्वमहंपूर्वं वीक्षयिष्यामि तं हरम् । इति श्रद्धासमो पेताश्चक्रुस्ते शपथं गताः
ahaṃpūrvamahaṃpūrvaṃ vīkṣayiṣyāmi taṃ haram | iti śraddhāsamo petāścakruste śapathaṃ gatāḥ
「我こそ先に!我こそ先にハラ(シヴァ)を拝する!」——こうして信に押し流され、彼らは互いに誓いを立てた。
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Rudrakoṭi (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims in a dense throng, hands raised, voices overlapping—each declaring, ‘I shall see Hara first!’—as they bind themselves with an impulsive oath.
Even sincere devotion can become mixed with rivalry; the narrative prepares a dharmic correction toward humility.
The setting remains the Camatkārapura/Rudrakoṭi tīrtha context where Śiva’s darśana is sought.
An oath (śapatha) is mentioned as a social-religious act, though not prescribed as a formal rite.