Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33
तंसूक्ष्मरूपमजमव्ययमेकमाद्यं बह्माद्यगोचरमजेयमनंतशक्तिम् । नित्यं निरामयममूर्तमचिंत्यमूर्तिं कस्त्वां चराचर चराचरभिन्न वेत्ति
taṃsūkṣmarūpamajamavyayamekamādyaṃ bahmādyagocaramajeyamanaṃtaśaktim | nityaṃ nirāmayamamūrtamaciṃtyamūrtiṃ kastvāṃ carācara carācarabhinna vetti
हे प्रभो! आप सूक्ष्मरूप, अज, अव्यय, एक और आद्य हैं; ब्रह्मा आदि के भी अगोचर, अजेय, अनन्त शक्तियों से युक्त; नित्य, निरामय, अमूर्त और अचिन्त्य-मूर्ति—चर-अचर से भिन्न आपको यथार्थतः कौन जान सकता है?
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.