Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84
तच्छोषमुपयाहि त्वं तरणार्थं ममाधुना । इत्युक्तस्तं पुनः प्राह राघवं वरुणालयः
tacchoṣamupayāhi tvaṃ taraṇārthaṃ mamādhunā | ityuktastaṃ punaḥ prāha rāghavaṃ varuṇālayaḥ
“ഇപ്പോൾ എന്റെ കടക്കലിനായി നീ ആ ഉണങ്ങിയ പാതയിലേക്കു വരിക.” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് വരുണാലയമായ സമുദ്രം വീണ്ടും രാഘവനോടു സംസാരിച്ചു.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice) with Samudra speaking again
Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāma-setu
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the sea’s edge, Rāma stands with bow lowered yet resolute; the ocean-personified (Varuṇa’s abode) rises in reverent form, speaking of a dried passage for crossing.
FAQs
Dharma is fulfilled through proper means (upāya): guidance and cooperation replace anger and obstruction.
Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the implied crossing zone, sanctified by the ocean’s consent and instruction.
No explicit ritual; it is logistical instruction within a tīrtha-origin narrative.