Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
धर्मकामं हि मनुजं यो वारयति मंदधीः । तदाश्रितस्य जगतो निःश्वासैर्भस्मसाद्भवेत्
dharmakāmaṃ hi manujaṃ yo vārayati maṃdadhīḥ | tadāśritasya jagato niḥśvāsairbhasmasādbhavet
“ਜੋ ਮੰਦਬੁੱਧੀ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਧਰਮ-ਕਾਮੀ ਮਨੁਜ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਿਃਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਸਰੇ ਟਿਕੇ ਜਗਤ ਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਭਸਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ।”
Arjuna
Scene: Arjuna speaks with blazing conviction; behind him, a symbolic vision: a world sustained by a pillar of breath (prāṇa), threatened by ash—illustrating the cosmic stakes of hindering dharma.
FAQs
Obstructing a sincere Dharma-seeker is portrayed as a grave moral fault with far-reaching consequences.
No single site is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-yātrā ethos that unfolds immediately afterward.
None directly; it is a moral injunction emphasizing non-obstruction of Dharma-oriented action.