Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
ततस्तं तापसाः प्रोचुथंतुं नार्हसि फाल्गुन । बहवो भक्षिता ग्राहै राजानो मुनयस्तथा
tatastaṃ tāpasāḥ procuthaṃtuṃ nārhasi phālguna | bahavo bhakṣitā grāhai rājāno munayastathā
तब तपस्वियों ने उससे कहा—“हे फाल्गुन, तुम्हें वहाँ नहीं जाना चाहिए। बहुत-से राजा और मुनि भी ग्राहों द्वारा निगल लिए गए हैं।”
Tāpasas (ascetics)
Type: ghat
Scene: Ascetics with matted hair and deer-skins urgently address Arjuna; in the background, a river eddies with visible crocodile backs and jaws, hinting at past tragedies of kings and sages.
FAQs
Spiritual counsel includes prudent warning; even heroic intent should listen to the experience of tapasvins before acting.
The feared five tīrthas associated with grāhas; the verse emphasizes their danger rather than naming a new site.
A prohibition/advice: do not proceed to the dangerous waters for bathing due to the grāhas.