Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
मुनीनामपि चेतांसि तीर्थयात्रासु पांडव । खिद्यंति परिकृप्यंति श्रेयसां विघ्नमूलतः
munīnāmapi cetāṃsi tīrthayātrāsu pāṃḍava | khidyaṃti parikṛpyaṃti śreyasāṃ vighnamūlataḥ
हे पाण्डव! तीर्थयात्राओं में तो मुनीजनों के मन भी खिन्न और व्याकुल हो जाते हैं, क्योंकि कल्याण के मूल में ही विघ्न उत्पन्न हो जाते हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
Scene: Nārada explains that even sages become weary on pilgrimage due to obstacles; the sages’ faces show empathetic recognition, while Arjuna listens with sober attention.
FAQs
Pilgrimage itself can trigger trials; perseverance and inner steadiness are essential for true śreyas (spiritual welfare).
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it speaks generally about the pilgrim-path and its obstacles.
None explicitly; the focus is on the psychological and karmic difficulties that arise during tīrtha-yātrā.