Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
यथा न गंगां यात्येष तथा विघ्नं प्रकुर्महे । गंगां गतो यथा चैष न उच्छित्तिं विधास्यति
yathā na gaṃgāṃ yātyeṣa tathā vighnaṃ prakurmahe | gaṃgāṃ gato yathā caiṣa na ucchittiṃ vidhāsyati
‘یوں رکاوٹیں کھڑی کریں کہ یہ گنگا نہ جا سکے؛ اور اگر گنگا پہنچ بھی جائے تو ہماری کلی ہلاکت نہ کر سکے’—اسی طرح وہ منصوبہ بناتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: Dark figures of ‘Pāpa’ and ‘Vighna’ set snares on a road—storm clouds, broken bridges, tempting taverns—while the pilgrim, protected by mantra and faith, walks forward; the Gaṅgā’s light breaks through ahead.
FAQs
Negative tendencies resist holy pilgrimage; perseverance toward the Gaṅgā is implied as the remedy.
The Gaṅgā as the liberating tīrtha whose approach terrifies sin.
Implicit guidance: do not yield to vighnas; continue the Gaṅgā-yātrā.