Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
न दुःखैरभिभूयेत इहामुत्रापि कुत्रचित् । कुर्यात्प्रतिचतुर्थीह यात्रां विघ्नेशितुः सदा
na duḥkhairabhibhūyeta ihāmutrāpi kutracit | kuryātpraticaturthīha yātrāṃ vighneśituḥ sadā
ସେ ଦୁଃଖଦ୍ୱାରା କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ—ଇହଲୋକ କିମ୍ବା ପରଲୋକରେ—କେବେ ଅଭିଭୂତ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ ସଦା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଚତୁର୍ଥୀରେ ବିଘ୍ନେଶ (ବିଘ୍ନହର)ଙ୍କ ଯାତ୍ରା କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Vighneśa/Vighneśvara (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On Caturthī, pilgrims stream through Kāśī lanes to a Vighneśa shrine; offerings of dūrvā grass and modakas; the mood is protective and hopeful, with the sense of obstacles dissolving.
FAQs
Regular devotion to Vighneśa safeguards one from distress across both worldly and post-worldly states.
Vighneśa’s yātrā-sites in Kāśī, associated with obstacle-removal.
Perform Vighneśa-yātrā on each Caturthī tithi as a continual practice.