Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
सर्वभूतांतरात्माऽयं सर्वेषां सर्वदः सदा । यं विनिद्रा विनिःश्वासाः शांता ध्यानपरायणाः
sarvabhūtāṃtarātmā'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ sadā | yaṃ vinidrā viniḥśvāsāḥ śāṃtā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
তিনি সকল জীবের অন্তরাত্মা এবং সকলকে সর্বদা সর্বদাতা। তাঁকেই শান্ত সাধকেরা—আলস্যহীন, অস্থির শ্বাসবিহীন—ধ্যানে পরায়ণ হয়ে অন্বেষণ করেন।
Hari (Viṣṇu) (continuing stuti)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A meditative scene: serene ascetics on a ghat or in a quiet shrine, breath calm, eyes half-closed, visualizing the Lord in the heart as a small flame or luminous form; the Lord simultaneously depicted as inner light and cosmic giver.
FAQs
The Divine is realized inwardly as the antarātman; tranquility, disciplined breath, and meditation are pathways to that recognition.
Kāśī’s greatness is reinforced by presenting its deity as the indwelling Self accessible through contemplative practice.
Meditation (dhyāna) and calmness/discipline (including regulated breathing) are indicated as spiritual disciplines.