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
Les paroles n’entrent pas en Lui, le Seigneur ; même l’esprit ici ne peut Le saisir. Il dépasse l’esprit et la parole : qui pourrait être vraiment capable de Le louer ?
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.