Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
विघ्नास्तस्योपजायन्ते यस्तत्र स्थातुमिच्छति । केचित्कुटुम्बात्ततासु व्याग्राः केचित्कृषीषु च
vighnāstasyopajāyante yastatra sthātumicchati | kecitkuṭumbāttatāsu vyāgrāḥ kecitkṛṣīṣu ca
Obstacles arise for the one who wishes to remain there. For some, troubles come from family; for others, from the river-banks—like tigers—and for others, from their farming and fields.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (specific sub-tīrtha not named in the verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at the Revā’s bank attempts to remain in a sacred riverside hermitage; behind him appear symbolic ‘obstacles’: family members tugging him home, a tiger-like fear at the riverbank, and plough-fields calling him back to labor.
FAQs
Worldly bonds and practical dangers can obstruct spiritual resolve; perseverance is implied for those seeking to dwell at a holy place.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion; its sanctity is such that forces (worldly or subtle) create hindrances to prolonged stay.
None; the verse describes impediments rather than prescribing a rite.