Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 61
दृश्यादृश्य यदत्रास्ति तत्सर्वं त्वमु माधव । स्तुतिं कर्तुं न जानामि स्तुतिकर्ता त्वमेव हि
dṛśyādṛśya yadatrāsti tatsarvaṃ tvamu mādhava | stutiṃ kartuṃ na jānāmi stutikartā tvameva hi
ഹേ മാധവാ! ഇവിടെ ഉള്ളതെല്ലാം—ദൃശ്യമോ അദൃശ്യമോ—സകലവും നീയേ. ഞാൻ സ്തുതി ചെയ്യാൻ അറിയില്ല; സ്തുതിയുടെ കർത്താവും നീയേ ആകുന്നു.
Jaigīṣavya (addressing Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic Kāśī tableau: ghats, temples, pilgrims, animals, clouds—each subtly overlaid with the same divine aura, indicating that the seen and unseen are one Lord; the devotee stands small, hands folded, speechless in awe.
FAQs
True devotion recognizes the Divine as the totality of existence, and even one’s capacity to praise is granted by the Divine.
Kāśī is the setting in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, framing this hymn as part of Kāśī’s sacred theology.
None explicitly; the verse is a devotional confession emphasizing inner worship through recognition and praise.