Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
विस्तीर्णं चैव नः सैन्यं हन्याच्छिद्रेषु वा परः । प्लवोडुपप्रतारोऽतो नैवात्र मम रोचते
vistīrṇaṃ caiva naḥ sainyaṃ hanyācchidreṣu vā paraḥ | plavoḍupapratāro'to naivātra mama rocate
وفوق ذلك فإن جيشنا ممتدٌّ على اتساعه؛ وقد يضربه العدوّ عند الفُرَج الضعيفة. لذلك لا يروق لي هنا العبورُ على الطوافات والزوارق الصغيرة.
Rāma
Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha coast
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience/interlocutor
Scene: Rāma points out the army’s spread and the danger of enemy strikes at gaps; vānaras cluster in ranks; the sea and wind emphasize exposure and vulnerability.
FAQs
Dharma includes prudence—right action is not only pious but also wisely planned to minimize needless loss.
The Setu shore where the decision is made, forming part of the sacred geography that culminates in the Setu’s sanctity.
None; it is a strategic discernment that prepares for a divinely sanctioned solution.
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