Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
एतानि नरकाण्यद्धा सेतुस्नायी न पश्यति । सेतु स्नानं करिष्येऽहमिति बुद्ध्या विचिंतयन्
etāni narakāṇyaddhā setusnāyī na paśyati | setu snānaṃ kariṣye'hamiti buddhyā viciṃtayan
แท้จริงแล้ว ผู้สรงน้ำ ณ เสตุย่อมไม่เห็นนรกเหล่านี้ แม้เพียงตั้งจิตแน่วแน่ว่า “เราจักสรงน้ำที่เสตุ” ก็ยังบังเกิดบุญกุศลอันคุ้มครอง
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Setutīrtha (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated in meditation, hands in añjali, visualizing Setu’s shoreline; above the head, a luminous vision of the Setu waters appears, while dark naraka scenes are barred by a radiant protective boundary.
FAQs
Not only the act but even the sincere intention (saṅkalpa) toward Setu-snāna is treated as spiritually potent.
Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara).
Saṅkalpa to perform Setu-snāna, and the bathing itself.