Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
गौतम उवाच । श्रीरामनाथेश्वर गूढमेत्तद्रहस्यभूतं परमं विशोकम् । त्वत्पादमूलं भजतां नृणां ये सेवां प्रकुर्वंति हि तेऽपि धन्याः
gautama uvāca | śrīrāmanātheśvara gūḍhamettadrahasyabhūtaṃ paramaṃ viśokam | tvatpādamūlaṃ bhajatāṃ nṛṇāṃ ye sevāṃ prakurvaṃti hi te'pi dhanyāḥ
गौतम उवाच—श्रीरामनाथेश्वर! एतद् गूढं रहस्यभूतं परमं विशोकम्। ये नृणां त्वत्पादमूलं भजन्ति, ये च तेषां सेवां प्रकुर्वन्ति, तेऽपि धन्याः।
Gautama
Tirtha: Rāmanātheśvara at Setu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śrī Rāmanātheśvara (addressed)
Scene: Gautama rishi reveals a ‘gūḍha rahasya’: devotees worship at the Lord’s feet; another group serves those devotees—offering water, food, and guidance—both bathed in temple lamplight.
FAQs
Taking refuge at the Lord’s feet and serving His devotees is presented as a ‘secret’ and sorrow-destroying path.
Setu/Rāmeśvaram, through direct praise of Śrī Rāmanātheśvara.
Bhajana at the Lord’s feet (pāda-mūla) and sevā (service), especially service to devotees.
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