Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50
विभीषणेनैवमुक्तो राक्षसेन विपश्चिता । सांत्वयन्राघवः सर्वान्वानरानिदमब्रवीत्
vibhīṣaṇenaivamukto rākṣasena vipaścitā | sāṃtvayanrāghavaḥ sarvānvānarānidamabravīt
Ainsi, après ces paroles du sage Rākṣasa Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāghava apaisa tous les Vānaras et prononça ces mots :
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene)
Tirtha: Setu-tīra (camp and counsel point)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly
Scene: Rama stands among anxious vanaras, his hand raised in reassurance; Vibhishana nearby; the army’s agitation softens into attentive stillness against the backdrop of the sea.
FAQs
Dharmic leadership includes steadiness and reassurance—strength joined with compassion sustains collective resolve.
Indirectly the Setu region, as the narrative context moves toward the sanctification of the ocean-crossing site.
None; the verse functions as narrative transition into Rāma’s intended devotional approach to the ocean.
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