Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79
यदाहुः परमं तत्त्वं यदाहुर्ब्रह्मसत्तमम् । स्वसंवेद्यं यदाहुश्च तत्तत्रांते दिशाम्यहम्
yadāhuḥ paramaṃ tattvaṃ yadāhurbrahmasattamam | svasaṃvedyaṃ yadāhuśca tattatrāṃte diśāmyaham
Apa yang mereka sebut sebagai Tattva Tertinggi, apa yang mereka sebut sebagai Brahman yang paling utama, dan apa yang mereka nyatakan sebagai yang disedari langsung oleh diri sendiri—itulah yang Aku zahirkan di sana, pada kemuncak akhirnya.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (culmination point of realization)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame
Scene: A contemplative scene in Kāśī: a sage seated near a shrine/ghāṭ, the city’s sacred skyline behind, with an inner light symbolizing self-revealing Brahman.
FAQs
The highest truth is not merely conceptual; it is self-evident realization, and Kāśī is praised as the place where it is disclosed.
Kāśī is implied as the sacred locus where the supreme truth is revealed, though no single tīrtha-name is stated in this verse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on jñāna—direct inner realization of Brahman.