Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7
यावद्धर्मे स्थिराबुद्धिर्यावद्धर्मेस्थिरं मनः । तावद्विघ्नोदयः क्वास्ति विपद्यपि रवे नृषु
yāvaddharme sthirābuddhiryāvaddharmesthiraṃ manaḥ | tāvadvighnodayaḥ kvāsti vipadyapi rave nṛṣu
جب تک عقل دھرم میں ثابت قدم ہے اور جب تک دل دھرم میں مضبوط ہے، اے رَوِ! پھر مصیبت میں بھی انسانوں کے لیے رکاوٹوں کا اُٹھنا کہاں ممکن ہے؟
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A steadfast pilgrim/king stands firm at a Kāśī ghat during storm or turmoil; obstacles (vighnas) appear as dissipating shadows; Sūrya shines through clouds as witness to dharma-stability.
FAQs
Steadfast dharma in intellect and mind neutralizes obstacles, even when external conditions are difficult.
The broader Kāśī-kṣetra context frames the teaching, emphasizing Kāśī as a place where dharma is upheld.
None; the emphasis is on inner steadiness (buddhi and manaḥ) anchored in dharma.