Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
पूर्णिमास्या द्वितीयायां त्रिदिनैः सैन्यतारणम् । तीर्त्वा तोयनिधिं रामः शूरवानरसैन्यवान्
pūrṇimāsyā dvitīyāyāṃ tridinaiḥ sainyatāraṇam | tīrtvā toyanidhiṃ rāmaḥ śūravānarasainyavān
Au deuxième jour après la pleine lune, en trois jours l’armée fut transportée. Ayant franchi l’océan, Rāma—entouré d’une vaillante armée de vānaras—se tint sur l’autre rive.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Setu-taraṇa-sthala (crossing point)
Type: sangam
Listener: Pilgrimage audience in frame
Scene: After the full moon, on the second day, the vast vānaras ferry the army across within three days; Rāma stands on the far shore with heroic hosts.
FAQs
When dharma leads, collective strength becomes a sacred instrument—community effort carries one across vast obstacles.
The ocean-crossing zone associated with Setu is implied; the verse itself does not name a pilgrimage site explicitly.
None; it provides calendrical and narrative timing for the crossing.