Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
न दुःखैरभिभूयेत इहामुत्रापि कुत्रचित् । कुर्यात्प्रतिचतुर्थीह यात्रां विघ्नेशितुः सदा
na duḥkhairabhibhūyeta ihāmutrāpi kutracit | kuryātpraticaturthīha yātrāṃ vighneśituḥ sadā
He will not be overwhelmed by sorrows—here or hereafter, anywhere at all. Therefore, on every Caturthī (the fourth lunar day), one should always perform the pilgrimage of Vighneśa, the Lord who removes obstacles.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Vighneśa/Vighneśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On Caturthī, pilgrims stream through Kāśī lanes to a Vighneśa shrine; offerings of dūrvā grass and modakas; the mood is protective and hopeful, with the sense of obstacles dissolving.
FAQs
Regular devotion to Vighneśa safeguards one from distress across both worldly and post-worldly states.
Vighneśa’s yātrā-sites in Kāśī, associated with obstacle-removal.
Perform Vighneśa-yātrā on each Caturthī tithi as a continual practice.