Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
श्रीदेव्युवाच । मर्त्यलोके नरा ये च स्वर्गमोक्षपराः सदा । तेषां विघ्नं त्वया कार्यं शुभकृत्येषु चैव हि
śrīdevyuvāca | martyaloke narā ye ca svargamokṣaparāḥ sadā | teṣāṃ vighnaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ śubhakṛtyeṣu caiva hi
La Déesse bienheureuse dit : « Dans le monde des mortels, les hommes qui aspirent sans cesse au ciel et à la délivrance — dans leurs œuvres auspiciouses, c’est bien toi qui devras susciter des obstacles. »
Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: The Goddess, authoritative and calm, issues a paradoxical command: create obstacles for those pursuing heaven and liberation; the supplicant listens attentively, the devas watch in tense wonder.
FAQs
Obstacles can function as divine tests that refine sincerity, steadiness, and purity in the pursuit of dharma, svarga, and mokṣa.
This verse is doctrinal within a tīrthamāhātmya chapter and does not itself name a particular pilgrimage site.
No specific rite is prescribed; it references “śubhakṛtya” broadly (auspicious rituals and good works).