Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
स्कंद उवाच । दक्षिणाब्धितटे कश्चित्सेतुबंधसमीपतः । वणिग्धनंजयो नाम मातृभक्तिसमन्वितः
skaṃda uvāca | dakṣiṇābdhitaṭe kaścitsetubaṃdhasamīpataḥ | vaṇigdhanaṃjayo nāma mātṛbhaktisamanvitaḥ
स्कंद म्हणाले—दक्षिण समुद्राच्या तटी, सेतुबंधाजवळ, धनंजय नावाचा एक वणिक राहत असे, जो मातृभक्तीने युक्त होता।
Skanda
Tirtha: Setubandha (Setu) near the southern ocean
Type: kshetra
Scene: Skanda narrates: a coastal town by the roaring southern ocean, with the faint arc of Setubandha on the horizon; a dignified merchant Dhanaṃjaya stands with reverence toward his mother, suggesting filial devotion amid prosperity.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma honors mātṛ-bhakti as a powerful virtue that prepares one for higher spiritual grace.
Setubandha (traditionally associated with the Rāmeśvaram/Setu region), introduced as the setting for an exemplary account.
None; it begins an illustrative story rooted in sacred geography.