Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
नित्याभ्यसनशीलस्य स्वसंवेद्यं हि तद्भवेत् । तत्सूक्ष्मत्वादनिर्देश्यं परं ब्रह्म सनातनम्
nityābhyasanaśīlasya svasaṃvedyaṃ hi tadbhavet | tatsūkṣmatvādanirdeśyaṃ paraṃ brahma sanātanam
जो नित्य अभ्यासशील आहे, त्याला ते तत्त्व स्वयंसंवेद्य, प्रत्यक्ष अनुभूतीस येते। त्याच्या सूक्ष्मत्वामुळे सनातन परब्रह्म अवर्णनीय व अनिर्देश्य आहे।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (contextual)
Scene: A yogin seated in stillness on a Kāśī ghat at dawn; the Ganga flows while an inner radiance (Brahman) is suggested as formless light beyond depiction; Śiva’s presence implied as silent witness.
FAQs
Steady practice yields direct realization, while Brahman remains beyond verbal definition due to its subtle nature.
As part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the teaching reinforces Kāśī’s reputation for guiding seekers toward subtle, direct Brahman-realization.
The prescription is nitya-abhyāsa—continuous disciplined practice—rather than an external rite.