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
Worte dringen nicht in Ihn ein, den Herrn; auch der Geist vermag Ihn hier nicht zu erfassen. Er ist jenseits von Geist und Rede — wer könnte wahrhaft die Kraft haben, Ihn zu preisen?
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.