Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 90
सा तु बाल्ये व्यतिक्रांते किंचिदुद्रिन्नयौवना । शिवभक्तं स्वपितरं दृष्ट्वा नियममग्रहीत्
sā tu bālye vyatikrāṃte kiṃcidudrinnayauvanā | śivabhaktaṃ svapitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā niyamamagrahīt
Khi tuổi thơ đã qua và tuổi xuân vừa hé nở, thấy phụ thân mình là người sùng kính Śiva, nàng liền thọ nhận một hạnh nguyện kỷ luật.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Ratnāvalī, now a blossoming youth, watches her father Ratnadīpa performing Śiva-devotion with disciplined posture; her face shows resolve as she inwardly takes a vow.
FAQs
Good example inspires dharma: witnessing sincere Śiva-bhakti in elders can awaken one’s own commitment and self-discipline.
Kāśī is the implied sacred arena where her vow will be practiced and rewarded.
A niyama (vowed observance) is introduced, setting up later details about daily worship and conduct.