Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 15
निर्द्वंद्वचरणद्वंद्वं तन्मनो मनुते हरेः । हित्वान्यन्मननं सर्वं निश्चलत्वमवाप ह
nirdvaṃdvacaraṇadvaṃdvaṃ tanmano manute hareḥ | hitvānyanmananaṃ sarvaṃ niścalatvamavāpa ha
তাঁৰ মন দ্বন্দ্বাতীত হৰিৰ চৰণযুগলকেই মনন কৰে। আন সকলো চিন্তা ত্যাগ কৰি সি অচঞ্চল স্থিতি লাভ কৰে।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A still, inward-turned devotee seated near the Ganga at twilight; above the heart-lotus appears Hari’s radiant feet. Around him, the world’s dualities (gain/loss, praise/blame) are depicted as fading shadows, while the mind becomes lamp-like and unmoving.
FAQs
Single-pointed meditation on the Lord’s feet dissolves inner dualities and grants steadiness of mind.
The passage belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, situating this meditative ideal within the liberating atmosphere of Kāśī.
A meditative discipline is prescribed: renounce scattered thoughts and contemplate Hari’s feet with unwavering focus.