Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
अथ तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा रामो राजीवलोचनः । वानरै राक्षसैः सार्धं प्रहृष्टः सत्वरं ययौ
atha teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | vānarai rākṣasaiḥ sārdhaṃ prahṛṣṭaḥ satvaraṃ yayau
Bấy giờ, nghe lời họ, Rāma mắt như hoa sen—lòng hoan hỷ—liền mau chóng lên đường cùng đoàn Vānara và các Rākṣasa.
Unspecified narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, radiant and eager, sets out quickly with a mixed host—Vānara allies and Rākṣasas—toward the sage’s abode; dust rises, banners and weapons subdued by devotional purpose.
FAQs
Act promptly on dharmic counsel; joy arises when one moves toward holy association.
The immediate focus is the journey toward Agastya’s sacred presence, a tīrtha defined by the sage’s residence.
None; the verse emphasizes swift undertaking of a sacred visit (yātrā) rather than a formal rite.