Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 130
पुत्रपौत्राश्च येऽस्माकं तान्रक्षन्त्विह वानराः । एवमुक्त्वा तु काकुत्स्थः सर्वानथ च वानरान् । मया सार्धं प्रयातेति तदा तान्राघवोऽब्रवीत्
putrapautrāśca ye'smākaṃ tānrakṣantviha vānarāḥ | evamuktvā tu kākutsthaḥ sarvānatha ca vānarān | mayā sārdhaṃ prayāteti tadā tānrāghavo'bravīt
“Biarlah para vānara di sini melindungi anak-anak dan cucu-cucu kami.” Setelah berkata demikian, Kakutstha (Rāma) pun bersabda kepada semua vānara: “Marilah berangkat bersama-sama denganku,” demikian ujar Rāghava kepada mereka.
Narrator (within Ayodhyāmāhātmya); direct speech by Rāma (Kākutstha/Rāghava)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma addresses the assembled vānaras: protect our sons and grandsons here; then he calls them to depart with him. The vānaras form a respectful semicircle, ready for coordinated movement; the scene blends tenderness for future generations with martial readiness.
FAQs
Dharma includes safeguarding future generations; righteous leadership unites allies in a shared sacred purpose.
Ayodhyā, as the sanctified stage for Rāma’s final instructions and sacred departure.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse records a dhārmic injunction—protection (rakṣā) of the royal line by devoted allies.