Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
यं वाचो न विशंतीशं मनतीह मनो न यम् । मनो गिरामतीतं तं कः स्तोतुं शक्तिमान्भवेत्
yaṃ vāco na viśaṃtīśaṃ manatīha mano na yam | mano girāmatītaṃ taṃ kaḥ stotuṃ śaktimānbhavet
لا تنفذ الكلمات إلى ذلك الربّ، ولا يستطيع العقل هنا أن يحيط به. إنه متعالٍ عن العقل والقول؛ فمن ذا يكون قادرًا حقًّا على تسبيحه؟
Agnibiṃdu
Tirtha: Kāśīkṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A hush falls over a Kāśī temple courtyard; devotees stand in silent añjali; a luminous, formless radiance suggests the Lord beyond mind and speech; the scene emphasizes sacred silence.
FAQs
The Divine cannot be reduced to concepts; devotion and surrender remain meaningful even when comprehension fails.
The hymn belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting, associated with worship near Pañcanadā.
No; the verse is a theological declaration within a stotra.