Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
अग्रतः प्रययौ रामो लक्ष्मणस्तत्पदानुगः । पंपाभ्याशमनुप्राप्य शबरीमनुगृह्य च
agrataḥ prayayau rāmo lakṣmaṇastatpadānugaḥ | paṃpābhyāśamanuprāpya śabarīmanugṛhya ca
ராமன் முன்னே சென்றான்; லக்ஷ்மணன் அவன் அடியடிகளைப் பின்தொடர்ந்தான். பம்பையின் அருகே வந்து, சபரிக்கும் அவன் அருளை வழங்கினான்.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Pampā-tīrtha (Pampā-sarovar)
Type: kund
Scene: Rāma leads, Lakṣmaṇa follows; they arrive near the serene waters of Pampā, then visit Śabarī—an aged ascetic devotee—whom Rāma blesses with compassion.
FAQs
Divine grace honors devotion over status; the Lord’s journey through sacred landscapes turns geography into living dharma.
Pampā—evoked as a sacred locale within the narrative, aligning with the Skanda Purāṇa’s travel-and-tīrtha sensibility.
None explicitly; the verse implies tīrtha-proximity (Pampā) and the spiritual merit of bhakti and saintly association (Śabarī).