Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
सुरापतुल्या ये चान्ये मुच्यंते सेतुमज्जनात् । कन्दमूलफलानां च कस्तूरीपट्टवाससाम्
surāpatulyā ye cānye mucyaṃte setumajjanāt | kandamūlaphalānāṃ ca kastūrīpaṭṭavāsasām
Et d’autres encore, dont les fautes égalent le péché de boire l’alcool, sont délivrés par l’immersion à Setu. De même (est-il dit) de ceux liés aux racines, tubercules et fruits, ainsi qu’au musc et aux vêtements de soie.
Skanda (deduced from Setu Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas addressed in the surrounding discourse
Scene: A procession of varied pilgrims—some poor gatherers of forest produce, some wealthy in fine garments—stand together at Setu’s shore, equalized by the act of immersion.
FAQs
Setu’s sanctity is portrayed as so great that even heavy moral blemishes are washed away through its tīrtha-bath.
Setu Tīrtha/Setu Kṣetra, where majjana (immersion) grants release from sin.
Setu-majjana—immersive bathing at Setu; the verse continues a catalog-like enumeration of associated items/contexts.