Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
रामराम महाभाग यद्धारयसि पाणिना । शस्त्रं पूर्णे प्रतिज्ञोऽपि तन्न युक्तं भवेत्तव
rāmarāma mahābhāga yaddhārayasi pāṇinā | śastraṃ pūrṇe pratijño'pi tanna yuktaṃ bhavettava
“Rāma, Rāma, wahai yang bertuah! Apa yang engkau pegang di tangan ialah senjata. Walaupun nazarmu telah tertunai, tidaklah wajar bagimu terus menggenggam senjata itu.”
Munis of the kṣetra (addressing Paraśurāma)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages gently but firmly address Paraśurāma, who still grips his axe; their hands gesture toward letting go, emphasizing peace after fulfilled vow.
FAQs
When a dharmic vow is completed, one should move from conflict to restraint; clinging to weapons sustains inner agitation.
The instruction occurs in the holy kṣetra described in Adhyāya 94 of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No ritual action is prescribed; it is a moral injunction to relinquish the weapon after the vow is fulfilled.