Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83
कामक्रोधमहामोहलोभादि निशितैः शरैः । घ्नंति तेषां मनस्तत्र स्थितिं चापनयंति च
kāmakrodhamahāmohalobhādi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ghnaṃti teṣāṃ manastatra sthitiṃ cāpanayaṃti ca
Dengan anak panah yang tajam seperti nafsu, amarah, kemabukan delusi besar, ketamakan dan seumpamanya, mereka menewaskan fikiran orang-orang itu serta menghalau kemampuan mereka untuk tetap menetap di sana.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇas as fierce guardians shoot symbolic arrows labeled kāma, krodha, moha, lobha into a dark cloud representing a restless mind; the person staggers away from the ghāṭa, unable to settle.
FAQs
Uncontrolled passions sabotage spiritual life; without conquering desire, anger, delusion, and greed, one cannot remain steady in a holy place.
The ‘there’ refers to the Gaṅgā’s sacred vicinity in Kāśī, where steadiness in dharma is expected.
No external rite; the implied practice is inner discipline—restraining the passions to sustain residence and devotion in the tīrtha.