Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54
विभीषेणोक्तमे वेदं मोदते मम वानराः । अहं त्विमं जलनिधिमुपास्ये मार्गसिद्धये
vibhīṣeṇoktame vedaṃ modate mama vānarāḥ | ahaṃ tvimaṃ jalanidhimupāsye mārgasiddhaye
เหล่าวานรของเราปีติยินดีต่อถ้อยคำของวิภีษณะ ส่วนเราจะบูชามหาสมุทรผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งสายน้ำนี้ เพื่อให้หนทางสำเร็จลุล่วง
Rāma
Tirtha: Samudra-tīrtha at Setu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience/interlocutor
Scene: Vānaras rejoice at Vibhīṣaṇa’s counsel; Rāma turns inward, preparing to worship the ocean—hands in añjali, gaze steady toward the waves, Lakṣmaṇa nearby.
FAQs
Before undertaking great works, dharma begins with upāsanā—aligning human effort with divine order to open the right path.
The Setu ocean-shore where Rāma performs propitiation—foundational to the later pilgrimage memory of the Setu region.
Upāsanā (propitiatory worship) of the ocean for mārga-siddhi is indicated, though the detailed procedure appears in subsequent verses.