Shloka 33 - Adhyaya 10 - Uttara Ardha - Kashi Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तंसूक्ष्मरूपमजमव्ययमेकमाद्यं बह्माद्यगोचरमजेयमनंतशक्तिम् । नित्यं निरामयममूर्तमचिंत्यमूर्तिं कस्त्वां चराचर चराचरभिन्न वेत्ति

Transliteration

taṃsūkṣmarūpamajamavyayamekamādyaṃ bahmādyagocaramajeyamanaṃtaśaktim | nityaṃ nirāmayamamūrtamaciṃtyamūrtiṃ kastvāṃ carācara carācarabhinna vetti

Translation

பிரபுவே! நீர் சூட்சுமரூபன், அஜன், அவ்யயன், ஏகன், ஆதியன்; பிரம்மாதிகளுக்கும் அகோசரன், அஜேயன், அனந்த சக்தியுடையவன்; நித்தியன், நிராமயன், அமூர்த்தன்; ஆயினும் அசிந்த்ய மூர்த்தியுடையவன்—சராசரங்களிலிருந்து வேறுபட்ட உம்மை யதார்த்தமாக யார் அறிவார்?

Word by Word

तम्that (Him)

सूक्ष्मरूपम्subtle form

अजम्unborn

अव्ययम्imperishable

एकम्one

आद्यम्primordial

ब्रह्माद्यगोचरम्not within the range of Brahmā etc.

अजेयम्unconquerable

अनन्तशक्तिम्endless power

नित्यम्always

निरामयम्free from affliction

अमूर्तम्formless

अचिन्त्यमूर्तिम्inconceivable form

कःwho

त्वाम्you

चराचरO (Lord of) moving and unmoving beings

चराचरभिन्नdistinct from the moving and the unmoving

वेत्तिknows

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord transcends creation and even the highest cosmic beings; reverent devotion is appropriate when ultimate knowing is limited.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s sacred discourse context is upheld; this verse is theological praise rather than a direct tirtha-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse functions as a stotra (hymn) suitable for recitation.