Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
अहं सेतुं विधास्यामि ह्यगाधे वरुणालये । पित्रा दत्तवरश्चाहं सामर्थ्ये चापि तत्समः
ahaṃ setuṃ vidhāsyāmi hyagādhe varuṇālaye | pitrā dattavaraścāhaṃ sāmarthye cāpi tatsamaḥ
«C’est moi qui construirai le pont dans cette demeure insondable de Varuṇa. Moi aussi, mon père m’a accordé une grâce, et par la puissance je suis l’égal de cet art divin.»
Nala
Tirtha: Setubandha at Varuṇa-tīra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nala vows before Rāma: he will build the bridge over the unfathomable ocean; the sea looms vast, suggesting Varuṇa’s presence, while the army listens.
FAQs
Sacred service (sevā) becomes effective when one recognizes and dedicates one’s divinely-given talents to dharmic aims.
Setu/Setubandha in the ocean realm of Varuṇa—later revered as a purifying pilgrimage zone.
No explicit rite is stated; the focus is on the dharmic resolve to establish the Setu.