Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
संदेहो नात्र कर्तव्यस्त्वयाद्य मुनिसत्तम । तस्मात्तत्रैव गच्छ त्वं यदीच्छसि भवक्षयम्
saṃdeho nātra kartavyastvayādya munisattama | tasmāttatraiva gaccha tvaṃ yadīcchasi bhavakṣayam
হে মুনিসত্তম! ইয়াত আজি তোমাৰ কোনো সন্দেহ কৰা উচিত নহয়। সেয়ে, যদি তুমি সংসাৰ-ভৱৰ ক্ষয় বিচাৰা, তেন্তে সেই ঠাইলৈয়ে যোৱা।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Setu mahātīrtha (near Maṅgala; at/near Gandhamādana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kumbhaja-anuja (Agastya’s younger brother), addressed as munisattama
Scene: Īśvara’s hand raised in firm assurance, dispelling doubt; the rishi’s posture shifts from inquiry to determination, turning toward the path leading to the sacred waters and hill.
FAQs
Firm faith and decisive action in dharmic guidance leads one toward freedom from saṃsāra.
The same Setu mahātīrtha previously identified near Gandhamādana.
A clear injunction to go to the tīrtha (tīrtha-yātrā), preparing for the prescribed snāna and observance.
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