Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
कथं तद्वचनं मिथ्या महर्षेः कुम्भजन्मनः । हत्वा त्वं रावणं पापं पवित्रे गंधमादने । पापोपशमनायाशु गच्छस्वेति यदीरितम्
kathaṃ tadvacanaṃ mithyā maharṣeḥ kumbhajanmanaḥ | hatvā tvaṃ rāvaṇaṃ pāpaṃ pavitre gaṃdhamādane | pāpopaśamanāyāśu gacchasveti yadīritam
Como poderiam ser falsas as palavras do grande ṛṣi nascido do vaso, Agastya, quando ele declarou: «Tendo abatido o pecador Rāvaṇa, vai depressa ao sagrado Gandhamādana, para a pronta apaziguação dos pecados»?
Rāma (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Gandhamādana
Type: peak
Listener: Companions at Setu (implied)
Scene: Rāma recalls Agastya’s prophecy/prescription: after slaying Rāvaṇa, proceed to the pure Gandhamādana for swift sin-pacification; the scene blends counsel, faith, and distant mountain imagery.
FAQs
The utterance of a true ṛṣi is upheld as trustworthy; dharmic destiny unfolds in alignment with sacred speech.
Gandhamādana is explicitly presented as a purifying sacred destination (pavitra) associated with the removal of sin.
A pilgrimage instruction is implied: after defeating Rāvaṇa, one should go to the holy Gandhamādana for pāpa-upaśamana (pacification/removal of sins).