Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
मित्रद्रोहे च यत्पापं यत्पापं गुरुघातिनि । तत्पापं समवाप्नोति यात्राभंगं करोति यः
mitradrohe ca yatpāpaṃ yatpāpaṃ gurughātini | tatpāpaṃ samavāpnoti yātrābhaṃgaṃ karoti yaḥ
मित्र-द्रोह में जो पाप है और गुरु-हत्या में जो पाप है, वही पाप उस व्यक्ति को लगता है जो तीर्थ-यात्रा में विघ्न डालकर उसे भंग कर देता है।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a pilgrim caravan is blocked by a wrongdoer; sages admonish him, showing the weight of the offense; alternatively, a contrasting scene of locals helping pilgrims to emphasize the dharma.
FAQs
Harming a pilgrim’s sacred journey is treated as a grave moral offense, comparable to betrayal and guru-harm.
Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, the admonition protects the sanctity of yātrā to Dvārakā and the Gomatī tīrtha.
No positive rite is prescribed; it is a strong prohibition against obstructing or breaking a pilgrimage.