Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
एतत्खङ्गं गृहीत्वाशु मां प्रभो विनिपातय । येन ते स्यादृतं वाक्यं प्रतिज्ञातं च यत्पुरा
etatkhaṅgaṃ gṛhītvāśu māṃ prabho vinipātaya | yena te syādṛtaṃ vākyaṃ pratijñātaṃ ca yatpurā
“Ambillah pedang ini dan segeralah menumpaskan aku, wahai Tuhanku—agar sabdamu tetap benar, dan agar janji yang telah Engkau ikrarkan dahulu terlaksana.”
Lakṣmaṇa
Scene: Lakṣmaṇa offers the sword to Rāma, urging him to strike; his face is steady yet sorrow-tinged, embodying heroic renunciation.
FAQs
Upholding truth and vows is treated as sacred—even when it demands personal loss and sacrifice.
The narrative remains embedded in the Tīrthamāhātmya sacred setting; the site-context frames the ethical gravity of vow-keeping.
No ritual act is prescribed; the verse emphasizes dharmic obligation to keep one’s pledged word (pratijñā).