Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
विघ्नास्तस्योपजायन्ते यस्तत्र स्थातुमिच्छति । केचित्कुटुम्बात्ततासु व्याग्राः केचित्कृषीषु च
vighnāstasyopajāyante yastatra sthātumicchati | kecitkuṭumbāttatāsu vyāgrāḥ kecitkṛṣīṣu ca
جو وہاں ٹھہرنا چاہے، اس کے لیے رکاوٹیں پیدا ہوتی ہیں۔ کسی کو خاندان کی طرف سے آفت، کسی کو دریا کے کناروں سے—گویا شیر کی مانند—خوف، اور کسی کو اپنی کھیتی اور کھیتوں سے پریشانی لاحق ہوتی ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (specific sub-tīrtha not named in the verse)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at the Revā’s bank attempts to remain in a sacred riverside hermitage; behind him appear symbolic ‘obstacles’: family members tugging him home, a tiger-like fear at the riverbank, and plough-fields calling him back to labor.
FAQs
Worldly bonds and practical dangers can obstruct spiritual resolve; perseverance is implied for those seeking to dwell at a holy place.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha under discussion; its sanctity is such that forces (worldly or subtle) create hindrances to prolonged stay.
None; the verse describes impediments rather than prescribing a rite.