Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 140
त्वमेव हि शरण्यं मे त्वमेव हि गतिः परा । त्वामेव प्रणमामीश नमस्तुभ्यं नमो नमः
tvameva hi śaraṇyaṃ me tvameva hi gatiḥ parā | tvāmeva praṇamāmīśa namastubhyaṃ namo namaḥ
ព្រះអង្គតែប៉ុណ្ណោះជាទីពឹងរបស់ខ្ញុំ ព្រះអង្គតែប៉ុណ្ណោះជាគោលដៅដ៏ខ្ពស់បំផុតរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ ខ្ញុំក្រាបថ្វាយបង្គំតែព្រះអង្គប៉ុណ្ណោះ—សូមក្រាបនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គ ម្តងហើយម្តងទៀត។
Brahmā (in praise of Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Śiva-śaraṇa kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience within Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A devotee (Brahmā in the hymn) bows repeatedly before Śiva, conveying total surrender; the space feels like a sanctum filled with stillness and grace.
FAQs
Single-pointed refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the Lord is a direct path to spiritual fulfillment.
Kāśī is the narrative setting; the verse functions as universal bhakti instruction within Kāśī-māhātmya.
Repeated praṇāma and namaskāra (devotional salutation) are implied as daily worshipful conduct.