Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
प्रतिजज्ञेऽथ रामोऽपि तस्मै वालिवधं प्रति । सुग्रीवश्चापि वै देह्याः पुनरानयनं द्विजाः
pratijajñe'tha rāmo'pi tasmai vālivadhaṃ prati | sugrīvaścāpi vai dehyāḥ punarānayanaṃ dvijāḥ
അപ്പോൾ രാമനും അവനോടു വാലിവധത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു; ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ, സുഗ്രീവനും നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടതു വീണ്ടും കൊണ്ടുവന്നു തരാമെന്നു പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു।
Narrator (addressing dvijāḥ)
Tirtha: Kiṣkindhā–Pampa–Ṛṣyamūka kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas (explicitly addressed: 'dvijāḥ')
Scene: Rāma and Sugrīva formalize their pact: Rāma vows Vāli’s slaying; Sugrīva vows Sītā’s re-discovery/bringing back. The scene is set in the forested Kiṣkindhā foothills with Lakṣmaṇa and vānaras as attendants; dvijas/ṛṣis are invoked as narrative audience.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership includes keeping promises and accepting reciprocal duties for a righteous goal.
This is narrative dharma within Setukhaṇḍa; no specific tirtha is praised in this verse.
No ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on pratijñā (solemn vow/promise).