Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
धर्मवर्त्मानुसरतां यो विघ्नं समुपाचरेत् । तस्यैव जायते विघ्नः प्रत्युत प्रेमवर्धिनि
dharmavartmānusaratāṃ yo vighnaṃ samupācaret | tasyaiva jāyate vighnaḥ pratyuta premavardhini
যে ধর্মপথ অনুসারীদের উপর বিঘ্ন আনতে চায়, সেই বিঘ্ন তারই উপর ফিরে আসে; বরং শেষে ভক্তদের প্রেম ও স্থৈর্যই বৃদ্ধি পায়।
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.