Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60
स त्रिरात्रोषितस्तत्र नयज्ञो धर्मतत्परः । उपास्तेस्म तदा रामः सागरं मार्गसिद्धये
sa trirātroṣitastatra nayajño dharmatatparaḥ | upāstesma tadā rāmaḥ sāgaraṃ mārgasiddhaye
Après y avoir demeuré trois nuits, voué au dharma et comme accomplissant un yajña par la rigueur de sa conduite, Rāma adora alors l’océan afin d’obtenir la réussite du passage.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; contextually Sūta-like narration)
Tirtha: Setubandha (mārga-siddhi tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma, after three nights, rises into a formal worship posture at the shore—offerings and arghya directed to the ocean, attendants holding vessels, the horizon vast.
FAQs
Before undertaking a great work, dharma requires humility and worship—seeking divine alignment for success.
The Setu seashore where Rāma performs upāsanā to Sāgara, foundational to the Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred tradition.
Upāsanā (worship/attendance) to Sāgara for mārga-siddhi; the three-night observance functions as a preparatory vow.