Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
यो नरो जन्ममध्ये तु सेतुं भक्त्यावलोकयेत् । तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्ष्ये शृणुध्वं मुनिपुंगवाः
yo naro janmamadhye tu setuṃ bhaktyāvalokayet | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vakṣye śṛṇudhvaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ
Ô éminents sages, je vais dire le fruit du mérite : quiconque, à quelque moment de sa vie, contemple avec dévotion le Setu sacré, son puṇya est vraiment immense.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Māhātmya sections)
Tirtha: Setubandha / Setu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni-puṅgavas (foremost sages)
Scene: A pilgrim, hands folded, beholds the long pale chain of sandbars and sea-waves at Setubandha at dawn; distant silhouettes of temples and pilgrims on the shore.
FAQs
Devotional darśana of a sacred place is itself a potent dharmic act that yields great merit.
Setu-tīrtha (the sacred Setu associated with Rāma’s bridge, linked to Rāmeśvaram tradition).
Darśana—beholding the Setu with bhakti (devotion).