Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
मित्रद्रोहे च यत्पापं यत्पापं गुरुघातिनि । तत्पापं समवाप्नोति यात्राभंगं करोति यः
mitradrohe ca yatpāpaṃ yatpāpaṃ gurughātini | tatpāpaṃ samavāpnoti yātrābhaṃgaṃ karoti yaḥ
మిత్రద్రోహంలో ఉన్న పాపం, గురుహత్యలో ఉన్న పాపం—అదే పాపాన్ని యాత్రను భంగం చేసి అడ్డుపెట్టేవాడు పొందుతాడు।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A moral tableau: a pilgrim caravan is blocked by a wrongdoer; sages admonish him, showing the weight of the offense; alternatively, a contrasting scene of locals helping pilgrims to emphasize the dharma.
FAQs
Harming a pilgrim’s sacred journey is treated as a grave moral offense, comparable to betrayal and guru-harm.
Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, the admonition protects the sanctity of yātrā to Dvārakā and the Gomatī tīrtha.
No positive rite is prescribed; it is a strong prohibition against obstructing or breaking a pilgrimage.