Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
ततः प्रीतमना वीरः सुग्रीवो राममब्रवीत् । इंद्रादिदेवताभ्योऽपि नास्ति राघव मे भयम्
tataḥ prītamanā vīraḥ sugrīvo rāmamabravīt | iṃdrādidevatābhyo'pi nāsti rāghava me bhayam
แล้วสุครีพผู้กล้าหาญยินดีในดวงใจ จึงกราบทูลพระรามว่า “โอ้พระราฆวะ ข้าพระองค์ไม่หวั่นเกรง แม้ต่อพระอินทร์และเทพทั้งหลาย”
Sugrīva
Tirtha: Abhaya-prada Kiṣkindhā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas (contextual audience)
Scene: Sugrīva, face bright with relief, speaks confidently to Rāma; Rāma stands calm, compassionate, and firm; vānaras appear energized; the hill-forest backdrop frames the moment of fearlessness.
FAQs
When one takes refuge in a dharmic protector, fear diminishes and resolve becomes steady.
No specific site is praised in this verse; it is part of Setukhaṇḍa’s overarching Setu-centered sacred narrative.
None in this verse.