Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
गिरिशृंगद्वंद्वचरं ददर्श पुरुषं च सा । तामाह देवीं स नगो मार्गो नास्तीह सुव्रते
giriśṛṃgadvaṃdvacaraṃ dadarśa puruṣaṃ ca sā | tāmāha devīṃ sa nago mārgo nāstīha suvrate
Lalu ia melihat seorang pria berjalan di antara sepasang puncak gunung. Sang Gunung berkata kepada Sang Dewi: “Wahai yang berkaul indah, di sini tiada jalan.”
The Mountain (personified Nāga/Parvata)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (twin-peak threshold episode)
Type: peak
Scene: Between two towering peaks, a human-like figure appears—either a mountain-spirit or personified mountain—standing as a sentinel; Sarasvatī faces him, her river-form poised, as he declares there is no passage.
FAQs
Pilgrimage narratives often depict obstacles as tests that reveal hidden divine agencies and deeper purposes.
Prabhāsakṣetra forms the sacred backdrop, with the terrain itself acting as a divine presence.
None directly; the verse introduces a narrative impediment concerning the route (mārga).