Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
तीर्थानि च यथोक्तेन विधिना संचरंति ये । सर्वद्वंद्वसहा धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गभागिनः
tīrthāni ca yathoktena vidhinā saṃcaraṃti ye | sarvadvaṃdvasahā dhīrāste narāḥ svargabhāginaḥ
சாஸ்திரம் கூறிய விதிப்படி தீர்த்தங்களைச் சுற்றிச் சென்று, திடமுடன் எல்லா இருமைகளையும் தாங்குபவர்கள்—அத்தகையோர் சுவர்க்கத்தின் பங்காளிகள் ஆவர்.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrtha-yātrā (collective circuit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of pilgrims walking steadily along Kāśī’s ghats under sun and wind, some carrying water pots and offerings; their faces show calm endurance. A subtle celestial vista above hints at svarga as the reward for disciplined travel.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is tapas: following proper procedure and enduring hardship transforms travel into heaven-winning merit.
The instruction belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-culture, implicitly glorifying the Kāśī tīrtha network.
To visit tīrthas ‘as prescribed’ (yathokta-vidhi) and to maintain steadiness through dvandvas (opposites).