Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94
प्रयातु स्वस्ववर्गस्य एको ह्येको द्विजः सुधीः । रामेश्वरं सेतु बंधं हनूमांस्तत्र विद्यते
prayātu svasvavargasya eko hyeko dvijaḥ sudhīḥ | rāmeśvaraṃ setu baṃdhaṃ hanūmāṃstatra vidyate
ഓരോ വിഭാഗത്തിൽ നിന്നും ഒരൊരുവൻ ജ്ഞാനിയായ ദ്വിജൻ പുറപ്പെടട്ടെ. രാമേശ്വരത്തേക്കും സേതുബന്ധത്തേക്കും പോകട്ടെ; അവിടെ ഹനുമാൻ സന്നിധാനമായി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.
Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced)
Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram
Type: kshetra
Scene: A chosen brāhmaṇa envoy sets out with staff and waterpot toward the southern sea; in the distance, the Setu line across the ocean and a shrine silhouette; Hanumān stands as a protective presence near the shore.
FAQs
Pilgrimage guided by wisdom and right delegation becomes a dharmic means to seek divine aid.
Rāmeśvaram and Setubandha are explicitly named and honored, with Hanumān associated with the place.
A purposeful yātrā (pilgrimage journey) is prescribed—sending representatives to the tīrtha.