Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19
वर्णिनोऽथ गृहस्थाश्च वानप्रस्थाश्च भिक्षवः । सत्रं निरीक्षितुं तस्य बृहद्द्युम्नस्य चाययुः
varṇino'tha gṛhasthāśca vānaprasthāśca bhikṣavaḥ | satraṃ nirīkṣituṃ tasya bṛhaddyumnasya cāyayuḥ
Alors vinrent aussi les étudiants, les maîtres de maison, les habitants des forêts et les mendiants—afin de contempler ce satra-yajña du roi Bṛhaddyumna.
Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the account)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Four groups approach the sacrificial arena: young students with staffs and deer-skins; householders with families and offerings; forest-dwellers with matted hair and simple gear; mendicants with begging bowls—converging peacefully toward the satra of Bṛhaddyumna.
FAQs
Dharma embraces all āśramas; sacred events become meeting points for learning, service, renunciation, and devotion.
Setu-tīrtha (Setukhaṇḍa), where the satra becomes a focal sacred event.
Participation by presence—coming to witness a satra—highlighting the merit of attending dharmic rites.
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