Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
मोहः सदाऽविवेकश्च वर्जनीयः प्रयत्नतः । तेन त्यक्तो नरो ज्ञानी न ज्ञानी मोहसंश्रयात
mohaḥ sadā'vivekaśca varjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ | tena tyakto naro jñānī na jñānī mohasaṃśrayāta
فریبِ موہ اور بےتمیزیِ عقل کو ہمیشہ کوشش کے ساتھ چھوڑ دینا چاہیے۔ جو انسان اسے ترک کرے وہ حقیقتاً دانا ہے؛ جو موہ کی پناہ لے وہ دانا نہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic context)
Scene: A pilgrim at a crossroads: one path toward glittering worldly attractions, another toward a quiet shrine; a lamp of discernment in hand dispels a fog labeled ‘moha’.
FAQs
Wisdom is measured by discernment; abandoning delusion is essential for true spiritual knowledge.
No site is specified; the verse emphasizes inner viveka as the heart of meaningful pilgrimage and vow.
No explicit rite is stated; the instruction is sustained effort to avoid moha and aviveka (a mental discipline aligned with vrata).