Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
शाल्मलीनरके घोरे पात्यते बहुकंटके । स्नाति चेद्धनुषः कोटौ तस्मिन्नासौ निपात्यते
śālmalīnarake ghore pātyate bahukaṃṭake | snāti ceddhanuṣaḥ koṭau tasminnāsau nipātyate
เขาถูกผลักตกลงสู่นรกศาลมะลีอันน่าสะพรึงกลัว ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยหนามมากมาย แม้เขาจะอาบน้ำชำระบาปที่เสตุ ณ ตีรถะศักดิ์สิทธิ์ชื่อ “ธนุษ-โกฏิ” เขาก็ยังตกลง ณ ที่นั้นเอง
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dhanus-koṭi (at Setu/Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at the sea-edge of Dhanus-koṭi performs snāna while, in a didactic split-scene, the dreadful Śālmalī-naraka appears: thorny śālmalī trees, dark winds, and Yama’s realm looming as a warning that ritual without reform fails.
FAQs
Pilgrimage-bathing is exalted, yet grave adharmic conduct can nullify its benefit and lead to severe consequences.
Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha region), specifically the bathing-place referred to as Dhanus-koṭi.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Dhanus-koṭi on Setu is referenced, though stated here as ineffective for the implied offender.