Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
शीतोष्णभानू स्वर्भानु ग्रस्तावपि नभोंगणे । गतिं न त्यजतोद्यापि प्रक्रांतव्य कृतोद्यमौ
śītoṣṇabhānū svarbhānu grastāvapi nabhoṃgaṇe | gatiṃ na tyajatodyāpi prakrāṃtavya kṛtodyamau
Even when the sun (of heat) and the moon (of coolness) are seized by Svarbhānu in the sky, they do not abandon their course. So too, one who has taken up effort must continue on the path begun.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue-context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages / pilgrimage audience
Scene: Sky over Kāśī during an eclipse: sun and moon partially obscured by Svarbhānu, yet their paths implied; below, a pilgrim continues walking the ghats with unwavering intent.
FAQs
Obstacles are temporary; like eclipsed luminaries that keep moving, a seeker should not abandon a righteous course.
Kāśī frames the discourse, but this verse uses a cosmic example rather than naming a particular tirtha.
No ritual instruction; it is a moral-spiritual exhortation to steadfastness.