Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17
तथेति स प्रतिज्ञाय सर्वेषां पुरतोद्रिजे । मध्ये वनं प्राविशच्च महाचिंताभयार्दितः
tatheti sa pratijñāya sarveṣāṃ puratodrije | madhye vanaṃ prāviśacca mahāciṃtābhayārditaḥ
“یوں ہی ہو” کہہ کر اس نے سب کے سامنے عہد کیا؛ پھر شدید فکر اور خوف سے مضطرب ہو کر، پہاڑی سرزمین کے بیچ کے جنگل میں داخل ہوا۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Scene: The student, having pledged publicly, steps into a dense forest; his face shows worry and fear, while the background hints at rugged terrain and looming trees.
FAQs
A vow made in public binds the conscience; even fear does not annul the obligation to pursue dharma.
The setting belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred geography of Kāśī, though this line narrates a forest episode rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it is narrative, highlighting the weight of pratijñā (a pledged word).