Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
विस्तीर्णं चैव नः सैन्यं हन्याच्छिद्रेषु वा परः । प्लवोडुपप्रतारोऽतो नैवात्र मम रोचते
vistīrṇaṃ caiva naḥ sainyaṃ hanyācchidreṣu vā paraḥ | plavoḍupapratāro'to naivātra mama rocate
De plus, notre armée est largement dispersée ; l’ennemi pourrait la frapper aux brèches vulnérables. C’est pourquoi traverser sur des radeaux et de petites barques ne me plaît point ici.
Rāma
Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha coast
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience/interlocutor
Scene: Rāma points out the army’s spread and the danger of enemy strikes at gaps; vānaras cluster in ranks; the sea and wind emphasize exposure and vulnerability.
FAQs
Dharma includes prudence—right action is not only pious but also wisely planned to minimize needless loss.
The Setu shore where the decision is made, forming part of the sacred geography that culminates in the Setu’s sanctity.
None; it is a strategic discernment that prepares for a divinely sanctioned solution.