Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ईर्ष्या दंभस्तथाऽलस्यं निद्रा मोहस्त्वहंकृतिः । एतानि विघ्नरूपाणि सिद्धेर्विघ्नकराणि तु
īrṣyā daṃbhastathā'lasyaṃ nidrā mohastvahaṃkṛtiḥ | etāni vighnarūpāṇi siddhervighnakarāṇi tu
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Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An instructional scene: a teacher-ascetic points to a palm-leaf list of vighnas while a pilgrim reflects; personified envy, hypocrisy, sloth, sleep, delusion, and ego appear as faint shadows behind the pilgrim.
FAQs
Spiritual progress is hindered primarily by inner vices; recognizing them as vighnas is part of the pilgrim’s dharmic discipline.
The verse continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context, framing inner purification as part of the kṣetra’s spiritual program.
None directly; it identifies the mental/ethical impurities that must be overcome for siddhi.