Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
विघ्नमाचरते यस्तु द्वारकां प्रति गच्छताम् । नरके मज्जते मूढः कल्पमात्रं तु रौरवे
vighnamācarate yastu dvārakāṃ prati gacchatām | narake majjate mūḍhaḥ kalpamātraṃ tu raurave
Mais quiconque dresse des obstacles à ceux qui vont vers Dvārakā—cet insensé s’enfonce en enfer, dans Raurava, pour la durée d’un kalpa.
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark moral tableau: pilgrims walking toward Dvārakā while a malicious figure blocks the path; below, a dark vision of Raurava naraka with torment imagery, contrasted with the bright pilgrimage road.
FAQs
Harming or hindering pilgrimage is treated as grave adharma with severe karmic consequences.
Dvārakā; the verse protects the sanctity of travel to Kṛṣṇa’s sacred city.
A negative injunction: do not create vighna (obstructions) for pilgrims; instead, one should support their yātrā.