Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
अज्ञानवैभवादेव दुःखमाप्नोति मानवः । तदज्ञान निवृत्तौ तु प्राप्नोति सुखमुत्तमम्
ajñānavaibhavādeva duḥkhamāpnoti mānavaḥ | tadajñāna nivṛttau tu prāpnoti sukhamuttamam
Par la seule puissance de l’ignorance, l’être humain tombe dans la souffrance. Mais lorsque cette ignorance est ôtée, il atteint la félicité suprême.
Unspecified in snippet; philosophical instruction within Setukhaṇḍa.
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at the seashore-tirtha contemplates the chain from ignorance to suffering and the dawn of inner light as ignorance dissolves.
FAQs
Suffering is rooted in ignorance; freedom and supreme joy arise from removing ignorance through true insight.
Setu is the contextual locus; the teaching aligns tīrtha merit with inner transformation toward liberation.
No explicit ritual; it emphasizes the inner work of eliminating ignorance.