Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93
पुत्रोऽहमौरसस्तस्य तुल्यो वै विश्वकर्मणा । अद्यैव कामं बध्नंतु सेतुं वानरपुं गवाः
putro'hamaurasastasya tulyo vai viśvakarmaṇā | adyaiva kāmaṃ badhnaṃtu setuṃ vānarapuṃ gavāḥ
“Aku adalah putra sejatinya, sungguh setara dengan Viśvakarman. Biarlah para pahlawan Vānara, menurut kehendak mereka, merangkai setu itu—biarlah terlaksana pada hari ini juga.”
Nala
Tirtha: Setubandha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nala proclaims his lineage and commands immediate construction; Vānara heroes surge into action, ropes and vines ready, rocks prepared, the sea ahead.
FAQs
When leadership and skill unite with collective effort, dharmic goals are accomplished swiftly and without doubt.
Setu/Setubandha (Rāma Setu), the famed sacred causeway associated with Rāma’s mission.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an instruction for the Vānaras to commence the Setu construction.