Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
तत्रस्थितोपि संसिद्धयै यतस्व सहितो गणैः । निर्विघ्नं कुरु चास्माकं नृपे विघ्नं समाचर
tatrasthitopi saṃsiddhayai yatasva sahito gaṇaiḥ | nirvighnaṃ kuru cāsmākaṃ nṛpe vighnaṃ samācara
«Mesmo permanecendo lá, empenha-te na perfeita realização do intento, junto com os teus gaṇas. Torna a nossa obra livre de impedimentos—e, para aquele rei, faz surgir impedimentos.»
Śiva (Mahādeva) (instructional imperatives addressed to Gaṇeśa)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva instructs Gaṇeśa: strive for siddhi with the gaṇas, make ‘our work’ obstacle-free, and create obstacles for a certain king—depicting the dual power of vighna.
FAQs
Obstacles serve dharma: the divine removes hindrances for righteous aims and restrains harmful power through impediments.
Kāśī, as the operational sacred arena where divine governance is enacted.
None directly; the verse describes Gaṇeśa’s functional role regarding vighna (obstacles).