Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
तस्यां निशायां जानक्या विश्वासायाह संकथाम् । अक्षादिभिस्त्रयोदश्यां ततो युद्धमवर्त्तत
tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ jānakyā viśvāsāyāha saṃkathām | akṣādibhistrayodaśyāṃ tato yuddhamavarttata
Pada malam itu, demi meraih kepercayaan Jānakī, baginda menuturkan kisah yang menenteramkan. Kemudian pada tithi Trayodaśī, peperangan pun bermula dengan Akṣa dan yang lain.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Night in Laṅkā’s aśoka-grove: Hanumān speaks gently yet firmly to Jānakī to win her trust; distant signs of impending conflict as the thirteenth tithi approaches.
FAQs
Truthful, compassionate speech establishes trust; once dharma is clarified, righteous struggle against adharma naturally follows.
No pilgrimage site is explicitly glorified in this verse.
Only the tithi (trayodaśī) is mentioned as a time marker; no specific vrata is stated.