Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
ब्रह्मादिस्तंबपर्यंतं यावद्देहनिबंधनम् । आत्मैवैकेश्वरस्तत्र न द्वितीयस्तदीशिता
brahmādistaṃbaparyaṃtaṃ yāvaddehanibaṃdhanam | ātmaivaikeśvarastatra na dvitīyastadīśitā
ব্রহ্মা থেকে তৃণপর্যন্ত, যতক্ষণ দেহবন্ধন থাকে—সেখানে আত্মাই একমাত্র ঈশ্বর; তাহার অতিরিক্ত দ্বিতীয় কোনো অধিপতি নেই।
Puṇyakīrti (deduced continuation of speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / seekers
Scene: A cosmic vertical panorama from Brahmā’s lotus-seat down to grass blades, all pervaded by a single luminous Self/Śiva-light, indicating one ruler within all.
FAQs
It asserts a non-dual vision: ultimate sovereignty belongs to the Self, and liberation comes through seeing beyond bodily identification.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, Kāśī is the implied sacred ground where such liberation-teachings are emphasized.
None; the verse is metaphysical instruction rather than ritual guidance.