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
അപ്പോൾ തപസ്സികൾ അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ഫാൽഗുണ, നീ അവിടെ പോകാൻ പാടില്ല. അനേകം രാജാക്കളും മുനിമാരും ഗ്രാഹങ്ങളാൽ ഭക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്.”
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.