Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
न दुःखैरभिभूयेत इहामुत्रापि कुत्रचित् । कुर्यात्प्रतिचतुर्थीह यात्रां विघ्नेशितुः सदा
na duḥkhairabhibhūyeta ihāmutrāpi kutracit | kuryātpraticaturthīha yātrāṃ vighneśituḥ sadā
न दुःखैरभिभूयेत इहामुत्रापि कुत्रचित्। तस्मात् प्रतिचतुर्थ्यां सदा विघ्नेशितुर्यात्रां कुर्यात्॥
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.