दरीविदारणपरा दांता दांतजनप्रिया । दारिताद्रितटा दुर्गा दुर्गारण्यप्रचारिणी
darīvidāraṇaparā dāṃtā dāṃtajanapriyā | dāritādritaṭā durgā durgāraṇyapracāriṇī
وہ گھاٹیوں اور رکاوٹوں کو چیرنے میں سرگرم ہے؛ خود ضبط والی ہے اور اہلِ ضبط کو محبوب۔ وہ پہاڑوں کے کنارے پھاڑ کر گزرگاہ بناتی ہے؛ وہ دُرگا ہے، جو دشوار جنگلوں اور خطرناک بیابانوں میں بے خوف چلتی ہے۔
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (as vighna-bhedinī śakti)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇa audience
Scene: Gaṅgā as Durgā-like goddess striding through a dense forest, cleaving rocky ravines; a river-carved gorge opens into a safe path where disciplined pilgrims proceed fearlessly.
The Goddess is praised as the remover of formidable obstacles and the protector who guides devotees through danger and difficulty.
While not naming a single tirtha, it is situated within Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s glorification of the sacred realm of Kāśī.
No direct prescription; the verse supports devotional remembrance (stuti) for protection and obstacle-removal.