Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
तावत्पृष्टो जनैः कैश्चित्कस्त्वं वत्स इहागतः । केन कार्येण नो ब्रूहि नात्र गच्छंति मानवाः
tāvatpṛṣṭo janaiḥ kaiścitkastvaṃ vatsa ihāgataḥ | kena kāryeṇa no brūhi nātra gacchaṃti mānavāḥ
Alors des gens l'interrogèrent : 'Qui es-tu, cher enfant, toi qui es venu ici ? Dis-nous, pour quelle affaire ? Car les hommes ne vont pas au-delà d'ici.'
Local people near Setu/Rāmeśvara (janaḥ)
Tirtha: Setubandha frontier (near Rāmeśvara)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the edge of the sacred route, local pilgrims/guards question a young messenger; behind them the sea and the distant broken line of the Setu; the Rāmeśvara presence nearby anchors the scene.
FAQs
Sacred landscapes carry rules and limits; humility and inquiry guide one’s movement through tīrtha geography.
The setting is the Setu–Rāmeśvara area (from the immediately preceding verse).
None; it describes a travel restriction and a questioning of intent.