Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 47
मुनय ऊचुः । राजन्विश्वजिदाख्यातो यज्ञानां यज्ञ उत्तमः । सांप्रतं कुरु तं यत्नान्मा विलंबं वृथा कृथाः
munaya ūcuḥ | rājanviśvajidākhyāto yajñānāṃ yajña uttamaḥ | sāṃprataṃ kuru taṃ yatnānmā vilaṃbaṃ vṛthā kṛthāḥ
Các hiền thánh thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, tế lễ mang danh Viśvajit là tối thượng trong các tế lễ. Xin hãy thực hiện ngay với tinh cần—chớ trì hoãn vô ích.”
The sages (Munis)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ravi (addressed as rājan)
Scene: Sages, with authoritative calm, instruct the king to perform the Viśvajit sacrifice immediately; one sage gestures decisively toward the altar, indicating urgency.
FAQs
When dharma is known through wise counsel, one should act decisively—delay weakens righteous intention.
The larger frame is Ayodhyā Māhātmya; this verse chiefly glorifies a yajña (Viśvajit) rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
The sages prescribe performing the Viśvajit yajña immediately and with earnest effort (yatnāt), avoiding needless delay.