Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
श्रीसूत उवाच । रामेण हि यथासेतुर्निबद्धो वरुणालये । तदहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि युष्माकं मुनिपुंगवाः
śrīsūta uvāca | rāmeṇa hi yathāseturnibaddho varuṇālaye | tadahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yuṣmākaṃ munipuṃgavāḥ
ശ്രീസൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വരുണന്റെ ആലയത്തിൽ രാമൻ എങ്ങനെ സേതു പണിതുവെന്നത്, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് സമ്യകമായി വിവരിക്കും।
Sūta
Tirtha: Setubandha (Rāma-setu)
Type: kshetra
Listener: foremost sages
Scene: Sūta begins the narration: the vast ocean as Varuṇa’s palace, with Rāma’s army preparing the bridge; the narrator foregrounded, the mythic scene appearing like a vision behind him.
FAQs
Purāṇic narration sanctifies place through sacred history, making Setu a remembered dharma-landmark.
Setu in Varuṇa’s ocean—Rāma-setu as a divinely grounded tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative transition promising the detailed account.