Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 55
तीर्थानि च यथोक्तेन विधिना संचरंति ये । सर्वद्वंद्वसहा धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गभागिनः
tīrthāni ca yathoktena vidhinā saṃcaraṃti ye | sarvadvaṃdvasahā dhīrāste narāḥ svargabhāginaḥ
Những ai du hành qua các tīrtha đúng theo pháp nghi đã dạy, vững lòng chịu đựng mọi cặp đối đãi—những người ấy được dự phần cõi trời.
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.
FAQs
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).