Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तंसूक्ष्मरूपमजमव्ययमेकमाद्यं बह्माद्यगोचरमजेयमनंतशक्तिम् । नित्यं निरामयममूर्तमचिंत्यमूर्तिं कस्त्वां चराचर चराचरभिन्न वेत्ति
taṃsūkṣmarūpamajamavyayamekamādyaṃ bahmādyagocaramajeyamanaṃtaśaktim | nityaṃ nirāmayamamūrtamaciṃtyamūrtiṃ kastvāṃ carācara carācarabhinna vetti
হে প্ৰভু! তুমি সূক্ষ্মৰূপ, অজ, অব্যয়, এক আৰু আদ্য; ব্ৰহ্মা আদি সকলৰো অগোচৰ, অজেয়, অনন্তশক্তিসম্পন্ন; নিত্য, নিৰাময়, অমূৰ্ত অথচ অচিন্ত্য মূৰ্তিধাৰী—চৰ-অচৰ সকলোতকৈ ভিন্ন তোমাক কোনে যথাৰ্থতে জানিব পাৰে?
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast cosmic tableau: moving beings (birds, humans, animals) and unmoving (mountains, trees) arranged below; above, an abstract, radiant, formless presence with hints of an inconceivable icon—suggested by a faint four-armed silhouette dissolving into light.
FAQs
The Lord transcends creation and even the highest cosmic beings; reverent devotion is appropriate when ultimate knowing is limited.
Kāśī’s sacred discourse context is upheld; this verse is theological praise rather than a direct tirtha-description.
None directly; the verse functions as a stotra (hymn) suitable for recitation.