Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
गवेषणाय मूलस्य त्वमधस्ताद्धरे व्रज । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तथे त्याह रमापतिः
gaveṣaṇāya mūlasya tvamadhastāddhare vraja | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā tathe tyāha ramāpatiḥ
«Et toi, ô Hari, descends pour chercher la racine (la base).» Ayant entendu ses paroles, le Seigneur de Ramā (Viṣṇu) répondit : «Qu’il en soit ainsi».
Narrator (reporting Brahmā’s instruction and Viṣṇu’s assent)
Tirtha: Pātāla-mārga (conceptual descent)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā commands Hari to descend to find the Liṅga’s root; Viṣṇu, calm and dutiful, accepts the charge before the assembled gods.
FAQs
Even divine powers submit to a higher reality and undertake disciplined inquiry rather than mere argument.
Setu is the narrative container; the verse itself focuses on the cosmic quest motif that undergirds Setu’s Śaiva glory.
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