Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
योगेषु व्यतिपातस्त्वं तृणेषु हि कुशो भवान् । उद्यमानां हि सर्वेषां निर्वाणं त्वमसि प्रभो
yogeṣu vyatipātastvaṃ tṛṇeṣu hi kuśo bhavān | udyamānāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ nirvāṇaṃ tvamasi prabho
योगांमध्ये तू व्यतिपात, तृणांमध्ये तू कुश आहेस। हे प्रभो, प्रयत्नशील सर्वांसाठी तूच परम निर्वाण आहेस।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers kuśa grass and water at a ghāṭ during an auspicious yoga, while the cosmic Lord is envisioned as the inner essence of time, ritual, and final liberation.
FAQs
From ritual details (time and materials) to the highest aim (liberation), the Lord is the essence and goal of all striving.
Kāśī, renowned for granting liberation through the Lord’s grace.
Kuśa grass (a key ritual material) and Vyatipāta (a calendrical yoga) are referenced, implying sanctified worship contexts.