Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
एतच्छ्रुत्वा विशेषेण संक्रुद्धो विंध्यपर्वतः । प्रोवाच पश्य भानो त्वं तर्हि तुंगत्वमद्य मे । रुरोधाथ नभोमार्गं येन गच्छति भास्करः
etacchrutvā viśeṣeṇa saṃkruddho viṃdhyaparvataḥ | provāca paśya bhāno tvaṃ tarhi tuṃgatvamadya me | rurodhātha nabhomārgaṃ yena gacchati bhāskaraḥ
ഇതു കേട്ട് വിന്ധ്യപർവ്വതം അത്യന്തം ക്രുദ്ധനായി— “ഹേ ഭാനു! ഇന്ന് എന്റെ ഉയരം കാണുക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. പിന്നെ ഭാസ്കരൻ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന ആകാശമാർഗം അവൻ തടഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (contextual), with Vindhya’s direct speech embedded
Tirtha: Vindhya (episode locus)
Type: peak
Scene: Vindhya swells upward, blocking the Sun’s route; the sky darkens, Sūrya’s chariot halts at the mountain-wall; beings look on in alarm.
FAQs
Ego that seeks recognition can become a force of obstruction; dharma is violated when personal pride interrupts the welfare of the world.
The narrative centers on the Vindhya region as sacred geography; the verse itself highlights the cosmic significance of the ‘nabho-mārga’ rather than a named bathing spot.
None; the verse is narrative, describing a cosmic conflict rather than prescribing pilgrimage rites.