तीर्थानि च यथोक्तेन विधिना संचरंति ये । सर्वद्वंद्वसहा धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गभागिनः
tīrthāni ca yathoktena vidhinā saṃcaraṃti ye | sarvadvaṃdvasahā dhīrāste narāḥ svargabhāginaḥ
جو مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق تیرتھوں کی یاترا کرتے ہیں، ثابت قدم رہ کر ہر طرح کے دوئی اور تضاد کو سہتے ہیں—وہی لوگ سُوَرگ کے حق دار بنتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-tīrtha-yātrā (collective circuit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A line of pilgrims walking steadily along Kāśī’s ghats under sun and wind, some carrying water pots and offerings; their faces show calm endurance. A subtle celestial vista above hints at svarga as the reward for disciplined travel.
Pilgrimage is tapas: following proper procedure and enduring hardship transforms travel into heaven-winning merit.
The instruction belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-culture, implicitly glorifying the Kāśī tīrtha network.
To visit tīrthas ‘as prescribed’ (yathokta-vidhi) and to maintain steadiness through dvandvas (opposites).