Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
ब्रह्मलोके च वैकुण्ठे कैलासेऽपि शिवालये । रंतुमिच्छा भवेद्येषां ते सेतौ स्नांतु सादरम्
brahmaloke ca vaikuṇṭhe kailāse'pi śivālaye | raṃtumicchā bhavedyeṣāṃ te setau snāṃtu sādaram
Ceux qui désirent se réjouir en Brahmaloka, en Vaikuṇṭha, ou même au Kailāsa, demeure de Śiva, doivent se baigner à Setu avec révérence.
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Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/brāhmaṇas (implied)
Scene: A devotee bathing reverently at Setu while three luminous pathways rise: one to Brahmaloka (four-faced Brahmā’s realm), one to Vaikuṇṭha (Nārāyaṇa’s radiant city), one to Kailāsa (snowy peak with Śiva), all emanating from the same sacred water.
FAQs
Setu is portrayed as a gateway-tīrtha whose worshipful bathing can lead to exalted divine realms.
Setu Tīrtha (Rāma Setu region), praised as capable of granting access to Brahmaloka, Vaikuṇṭha, and Kailāsa.
Bathing at Setu performed sādaram—reverently and devotedly.