Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
सिद्धचारणगंधवैर्देवैरप्सरसां गणैः । स्तूयमानो मुनिगणैः सत्याशीस्तीर्थकौतुकी
siddhacāraṇagaṃdhavairdevairapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | stūyamāno munigaṇaiḥ satyāśīstīrthakautukī
Loué par les Siddhas, les Cāraṇas, les Gandharvas, les dieux et les troupes d’Apsaras, et aussi par les assemblées de munis, lui dont les bénédictions ne défaillent point, s’avança avec ferveur vers le gué sacré (tīrtha).
Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (Rāma-setu region)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant royal pilgrim-hero advances toward a sea-side tīrtha, surrounded above by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Devas, and Apsarases singing hymns; sages stand on the shore with raised hands in blessing.
FAQs
True blessings and spiritual authority naturally draw praise, and sincere eagerness for tīrtha-darśana is itself a dharmic virtue.
The Setu-region tīrtha context is foregrounded; the adhyāya proceeds toward Lakṣmī-tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on tīrtha-kautuka—devotional impetus toward sacred pilgrimage.