Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
अतिक्रांतुं नान्यथा च तथा स्कंदप्रसादतः
atikrāṃtuṃ nānyathā ca tathā skaṃdaprasādataḥ
اور اسے کسی اور طریقے سے پار نہیں کیا جا سکتا؛ صرف اس طرح، اسکند کے پرساد یعنی اس کی کرپا سے۔
Narrator (doctrinal emphasis within the dialogue)
Tirtha: Kedāra-to-Kalāpa passage (grace-gated route)
Type: peak
Listener: Arjuna (implied)
Scene: A narrow, perilous Himalayan pass or cave-mouth barred by an unseen force; pilgrims halted until a radiant sign of Skanda’s favor appears—perhaps a spear (śakti/vel) emblem or a youthful divine presence clearing the way.
FAQs
Sacred attainments are ultimately accomplished through divine grace (prasāda), not by human effort alone.
The statement supports the Kedāra-region passage narrative, stressing Skanda’s grace for traversing the route.
No explicit ritual is named; the implied prescription is devotion that earns Skanda’s prasāda.