Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
योषिद्वा पुरुषो वापि चित्रघंटां न योर्चयेत् । काश्यां विघ्नसहस्राणि तं सेवंते पदेपदे
yoṣidvā puruṣo vāpi citraghaṃṭāṃ na yorcayet | kāśyāṃ vighnasahasrāṇi taṃ sevaṃte padepade
स्त्री असो वा पुरुष—जो काशीत चित्रघंटा देवीची पूजा करीत नाही, त्याच्या प्रत्येक पावलोपावली हजारो विघ्ने त्याला वेढून राहतात.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Citraghaṇṭā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī ignores the Citraghaṇṭā shrine; the path ahead fills with symbolic obstacles—tangled vines, closed gates, stormy steps—until the pilgrim turns back to worship.
FAQs
Kāśī’s sacred path is to be walked with proper devotion; neglecting the local deity’s worship invites repeated impediments.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), with emphasis on the shrine/cult of Citraghaṇṭā.
Worship (arcana) of Citraghaṇṭā as an obstacle-removing observance for pilgrims.