Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
सर्वभूतांतरात्माऽयं सर्वेषां सर्वदः सदा । यं विनिद्रा विनिःश्वासाः शांता ध्यानपरायणाः
sarvabhūtāṃtarātmā'yaṃ sarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ sadā | yaṃ vinidrā viniḥśvāsāḥ śāṃtā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
அவர் எல்லா உயிர்களின் உள்ளத்திலுள்ள ஆத்மா; அனைவருக்கும் எப்போதும் அனைத்தையும் அளிப்பவர். அவரையே அமைதியுடையோர்—சோம்பலற்றோர், கலங்கும் மூச்சற்றோர்—தியானத்தில் முழுமையாக ஈடுபட்டு நாடுகின்றனர்.
Hari (Viṣṇu) (continuing stuti)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A meditative scene: serene ascetics on a ghat or in a quiet shrine, breath calm, eyes half-closed, visualizing the Lord in the heart as a small flame or luminous form; the Lord simultaneously depicted as inner light and cosmic giver.
FAQs
The Divine is realized inwardly as the antarātman; tranquility, disciplined breath, and meditation are pathways to that recognition.
Kāśī’s greatness is reinforced by presenting its deity as the indwelling Self accessible through contemplative practice.
Meditation (dhyāna) and calmness/discipline (including regulated breathing) are indicated as spiritual disciplines.