Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
ततः परमगम्यश्च हिमपूरेण संवृतः । यदा स्याच्चतुरो मासान्यावत्कुम्भगतो रविः
tataḥ paramagamyaśca himapūreṇa saṃvṛtaḥ | yadā syāccaturo māsānyāvatkumbhagato raviḥ
ಅನಂತರ ಇದು ದಟ್ಟ ಹಿಮದಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾಗಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುರ್ಗಮವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಕುಂಭರಾಶಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವವರೆಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಿಂಗಳು ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ।
Unspecified in the snippet (continuation of the address to Sureśvara/Indra)
Type: peak
Scene: The mountain becomes wrapped in deep snow for four months; paths vanish; the shrine/peak is obscured by white drifts under a pale winter sun.
FAQs
Even holy places have worldly constraints; respecting nature and timing is part of dharmic conduct in pilgrimage.
The same mountain-tīrtha, now described as snow-covered and difficult to approach for a defined period.
The guidance is calendrical: avoid the snowbound four months and travel when conditions are favorable.
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