Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
धर्मवर्त्मानुसरतां यो विघ्नं समुपाचरेत् । तस्यैव जायते विघ्नः प्रत्युत प्रेमवर्धिनि
dharmavartmānusaratāṃ yo vighnaṃ samupācaret | tasyaiva jāyate vighnaḥ pratyuta premavardhini
Quiconque cherche à dresser des obstacles à ceux qui suivent la voie du dharma, ces obstacles naissent pour lui seul ; et, en vérité, à la fin ils accroissent l’amour et la constance des dévots.
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.