Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
असंपादयतो नार्थं प्रतिज्ञातं ममायुषा । कलुषेणार्थिना माशापूरकेण सखेधुना
asaṃpādayato nārthaṃ pratijñātaṃ mamāyuṣā | kaluṣeṇārthinā māśāpūrakeṇa sakhedhunā
Если я не исполню обещанную цель, то и сама моя жизнь будет утрачена. Ибо из‑за этого омрачённого просителя — этого «наполнителя надежды» — этого спутника, что ныне стал причиной скорби.
Cirāyu
Scene: A resolute figure speaks with clenched resolve, shadowed by worry; the petitioner is implied as ‘tainted’ in the speaker’s agitated perception, highlighting the speaker’s inner turmoil rather than objective blame.
FAQs
A vow binds the self: failing a promised duty is portrayed as spiritually weighty, urging integrity and careful speech.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse intensifies the ethical consequence of an unfulfilled promise.