Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
यन्न देवा विजानंति मनो यत्रापि कुंठितम् । न यत्र वाक्प्रसरति नमस्तस्मै चिदात्मने
yanna devā vijānaṃti mano yatrāpi kuṃṭhitam | na yatra vākprasarati namastasmai cidātmane
దేవతలు కూడా పూర్తిగా గ్రహించలేనిదీ, మనస్సు అక్కడే ఆగిపోవునదీ, వాక్కు చేరలేనిదీ—ఆ చిదాత్మకు నమస్కారం.
Devas
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative tableau: devas bow, while behind Brahmā an ineffable void-like radiance expands; the mind and speech are symbolized as halted—closed lips, stilled gestures.
FAQs
Ultimate reality exceeds intellect and language; realization is approached through reverent humility and inner contemplation.
The verse is theological; its placement is within Kāśī-khaṇḍa but it does not name a specific tirtha.
No explicit ritual; it supports meditative reverence toward the Conscious Self.