Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
हतैस्तै राक्षसै रौद्रैर्मम पूर्णोऽभवन्मखः । अयोध्यायाः समानीतः स मया रघुनंदनः
hataistai rākṣasai raudrairmama pūrṇo'bhavanmakhaḥ | ayodhyāyāḥ samānītaḥ sa mayā raghunaṃdanaḥ
ആ ഭീകരരാക്ഷസന്മാർ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ എന്റെ യാഗം പൂർണ്ണമായി. തുടർന്ന് രഘുകുലനന്ദനനെ ഞാൻ തന്നേ അയോധ്യയിലേക്കു കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
A ṛṣi narrator (same as prior verse context)
Scene: A sage’s sacrificial enclosure with extinguished threat—fallen rākṣasas at the periphery; the completed yajña with calm flames; the sage respectfully escorting youthful Rāma toward the road to Ayodhyā.
FAQs
Righteous action removes obstacles to sacred duty; once adharma is checked, dharmic rites reach fulfillment.
Ayodhyā is explicitly mentioned as the royal seat connected with Rāma.
The verse underscores completing a makha (yajña) without disruption; no further procedural detail is given.