Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
एवं वरं तु ते दत्त्वा तीर्थायास्मै कपीश्वराः । रामं दाशरथिं सर्वे प्रणम्याथ ययाचिरे
evaṃ varaṃ tu te dattvā tīrthāyāsmai kapīśvarāḥ | rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ sarve praṇamyātha yayācire
Demikianlah, setelah menganugerahkan kurnia itu kepada tīrtha ini, para penguasa Vānara semuanya menunduk bersujud kepada Rāma, putera Daśaratha, lalu mengajukan permohonan mereka.
Sūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha (implied)
Type: tirtha
Scene: The Vānara chiefs assembled, hands folded, bowing to Rāma; behind them the sea and the Setu landscape; the tīrtha is symbolically ‘blessed’—a glow over the water.
FAQs
Sacred acts culminate in humility and prayer: even powerful beings bow to dharma embodied in Rāma and seek divine sanction.
Kapitīrtha, the tīrtha that has just received a boon from the Vānara lords.
Praṇāma (bowing/reverence) to Rāma is described; the verse sets up a request for an additional boon.
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