Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
साहं तेन विनिर्मुक्ता शपथैर्बहुभिः कृतैः । भूयस्तत्रैव यास्यामि दृष्टः संभाषितो भवान्
sāhaṃ tena vinirmuktā śapathairbahubhiḥ kṛtaiḥ | bhūyastatraiva yāsyāmi dṛṣṭaḥ saṃbhāṣito bhavān
Demikianlah, setelah banyak sumpah kuucapkan, aku dilepaskan olehnya. Kini setelah aku melihatmu dan berbicara denganmu, aku akan kembali lagi ke tempat itu juga.
Nandinī
Scene: A relieved pilgrim-figure, hands joined, speaking to a revered interlocutor after being released through many solemn oaths; the road back to the sacred place is implied behind them.
FAQs
Dharma culminates in follow-through: vows are fulfilled through action, not merely speech.
The verse emphasizes returning “to that very place” of the encounter; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this line.
No ritual; the prescription is ethical—returning to honor a sworn promise.