Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Setu-mahatmya which is section 1 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc.
Section 1 - Setu-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补
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The Setu尘腻丑腻迟尘测补 (Setu-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补) has 52 chapters and is related to the Rama Setu Tirtha region, Tamil Nadu and towards Sri Lanka.
Note: SETU: Adam鈥檚 Bridge between India and 艢r墨 La峁噆膩. The island of 搁腻尘别艣惫补谤补尘 is the first link in the chain of islets forming the Setu (De 1984). Our Text states that as per advice of the Ocean-god, 搁腻尘补 commissioned Nala, the son of 罢惫补峁ａ弓峁�, to build the Setu (infra 2.87-90). Nala built the Setu in five days (infra 7.57). This is contradicted in the next Section, 顿丑补谤尘腻谤补峁噛补-M膩h膩tmya (30.47-48) which slates that Nala began to construct the Setu on the 10th day in the bright half of 笔补耻峁 and completed it on the 13th day of the bright half of 笔补耻峁. i.e. within four days.
In the Text 搁腻尘补setu signifies the region around Setu and is also called Setu-bandha.