Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99
अत्र स्थितस्य यत्कृत्यं दैवं वा मानुषं च वा । तवादेशं करिष्यामि यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुष्करम्
atra sthitasya yatkṛtyaṃ daivaṃ vā mānuṣaṃ ca vā | tavādeśaṃ kariṣyāmi yadyapi syātsuduṣkaram
เมื่อพำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นี้ กิจใดพึงกระทำ—จะเป็นกิจแห่งเทพหรือกิจของมนุษย์ก็ตาม—ข้าพเจ้าจักปฏิบัติตามพระบัญชาของท่าน แม้ยากยิ่งนักก็ตาม
Narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa (contextual dialogue; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (as invoked)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted attendant stands with folded hands before a king/authority in a sacred precinct, vowing to execute any command—divine or human—despite hardship.
FAQs
Dharma is fulfilled through steadfast service and readiness to perform duty despite hardship.
Not named in the verse; it functions within the chapter’s tīrtha setting associated with Rāmeśvara traditions.
No specific ritual; it is an ethical vow of compliance and service.