Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
कार्या यात्रा प्रयत्नेन क्षेत्रसिद्धिमभीप्सुभिः । तस्यां चतुर्थ्यां त्वत्प्रीत्यै ढुंढे सर्वोपसर्गहृत्
kāryā yātrā prayatnena kṣetrasiddhimabhīpsubhiḥ | tasyāṃ caturthyāṃ tvatprītyai ḍhuṃḍhe sarvopasargahṛt
जो काशी-क्षेत्र में सिद्धि चाहते हैं, वे प्रयत्नपूर्वक यात्रा करें; और उस चतुर्थी को, हे ढूँढे—सर्व उपसर्गों के हरने वाले—तुम्हारी प्रसन्नता हेतु (यह अनुष्ठान) करें।
Skanda (instruction and purpose) in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa Skanda-to-Agastya frame
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Dhūṇḍhirāja Caturthī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī-māhātmya interlocutor
Scene: A determined group of pilgrims walks the Kāśī lanes and ghāṭas at dawn; at a Gaṇeśa shrine they pause on Caturthī, offering lamps and sesame sweets, seeking kṣetra-siddhi; a protective aura dispels shadowy ‘upasargas’.
FAQs
Spiritual attainment in a sacred city is supported by earnest effort—pilgrimage and devotion to the obstacle-remover.
Kāśī Kṣetra as a place where yātrā and Gaṇeśa devotion lead to kṣetra-siddhi.
Undertake the yātrā with diligence, especially on the relevant Caturthī, as worship meant to please Dhūṇḍhirāja.