Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
धर्मवर्त्मानुसरतां यो विघ्नं समुपाचरेत् । तस्यैव जायते विघ्नः प्रत्युत प्रेमवर्धिनि
dharmavartmānusaratāṃ yo vighnaṃ samupācaret | tasyaiva jāyate vighnaḥ pratyuta premavardhini
من حاول أن يُلقي العوائق في طريق السالكين درب الدهرما، فإن تلك العوائق لا تنشأ إلا عليه هو؛ بل إنها في النهاية تزيد محبة العابدين وثباتهم.
Śiva (Hara / Vyomakeśa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Participants in the episode (divine/royal court context implied)
Scene: A dhārmika pilgrim or devotee continues worship despite attempted obstruction; the obstructer is ensnared by his own vighna while the devotee’s aura brightens with love and resolve.
FAQs
Harming the dharmic rebounds on the aggressor; trials faced by the righteous ultimately deepen devotion.
Implicitly Kāśī’s sanctified order—where dharma is upheld and hostile forces are self-defeating.
None; the focus is on moral causality (karma) and the resilience of dharmic living.