Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
सोऽपि द्रक्ष्यति भूतानि वियत्त्यंतर्हितानि वै । तथेति रामस्तद्वारि प्रतिगृह्याथ सत्कृतम्
so'pi drakṣyati bhūtāni viyattyaṃtarhitāni vai | tatheti rāmastadvāri pratigṛhyātha satkṛtam
Lui aussi verra assurément les êtres dissimulés jusque dans l’immense ciel. «Qu’il en soit ainsi», dit Rāma; puis il reçut avec respect cette eau consacrée et l’honora comme un don sacré.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahārāja (frame); audience of pilgrims/reciters
Scene: Rāma nods ‘tathā’ and accepts the water with both hands; he honors it—placing it respectfully, perhaps offering a brief salutation; companions observe.
FAQs
Sacred power is approached with reverence—Rāma models dharma by accepting and honoring what is divinely given.
Setu/Rāmeśvara setting (Setukhaṇḍa), where divine aids and sacred offerings support dharma’s victory.
Pratigraha (receiving) and satkāra (honoring) of sanctified water, implying respectful handling of sacred substances.
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