Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
दक्षिणायां दिशि ततो निष्पापं मन्यते यदा । तदा गुहोऽस्य स्वप्ने गच्छेति भारत
dakṣiṇāyāṃ diśi tato niṣpāpaṃ manyate yadā | tadā guho'sya svapne gaccheti bhārata
ਫਿਰ ਦੱਖਣ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵੱਲ, ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਪ ਰਹਿਤ ਮੰਨੇ, ਤਦ ਗੁਹਾ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਸੁਪਨੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ—“ਜਾ, ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ!”
Nārada
Tirtha: Guha’s dream-command point (dakṣiṇa-mārga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A sleeping pilgrim after austerity; Guha appears in a luminous dream-form, gesturing ‘Go’ toward the south, with a subtle directional aura.
FAQs
After purification and devotion, divine guidance arises—often subtly, even through dreams.
The verse continues the cave-route instruction connected to the Kedāra–Kalāpa sacred corridor.
Purificatory devotion to Guha culminating in niṣpāpatva (sense of sinlessness), after which guidance is received.