Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
अत्रिरुवाच । दृष्ट्वा तु रामेश्वरमेकदापि स्पृष्ट्वा नमस्कृत्य भवंतमीशम् । पुनर्न गर्भं स नरः प्रयायात्किं त्वद्वयं ते लभतं स्वरूपम्
atriruvāca | dṛṣṭvā tu rāmeśvaramekadāpi spṛṣṭvā namaskṛtya bhavaṃtamīśam | punarna garbhaṃ sa naraḥ prayāyātkiṃ tvadvayaṃ te labhataṃ svarūpam
Atri dit : «Ne fût-ce qu’une seule fois, ayant vu Rāmeśvara, touché sa sainte présence (le liṅga) et s’étant prosterné devant Toi, Seigneur, cet homme ne retourne plus dans le sein maternel. Qu’y a-t-il d’étonnant ? Il atteint Ta nature essentielle non-duelle.»
Atri
Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Setu-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Setu-māhātmya discourse / addressed to the Lord
Scene: Atri describes a pilgrim’s single encounter: the devotee beholds the Rāmeśvara liṅga, touches it reverently (or touches the pedestal), bows, and a subtle luminous form rises—symbolizing release from rebirth and merging into non-dual light.
FAQs
Darśana, sparśa, and namaskāra to Rāmeśvara, even once, are portrayed as liberating and leading to freedom from rebirth.
Rāmeśvaram (Setu), where contact with Rāmeśvara is said to yield mokṣa.
Darśana (seeing), sparśa (touching), and namaskāra (salutation) to Rāmeśvara.