Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
विश्वं त्वं नास्ति वै भेदस्त्वमेकः सर्वगो यतः । स्तुत्यं स्तोता स्तुतिस्त्वं च सगुणो निर्गुणो भवान्
viśvaṃ tvaṃ nāsti vai bhedastvamekaḥ sarvago yataḥ | stutyaṃ stotā stutistvaṃ ca saguṇo nirguṇo bhavān
تو ہی یہ کائنات ہے؛ حقیقتاً تجھ سے کوئی جدائی نہیں، کیونکہ تو ایک ہے اور ہر جگہ محیط۔ تو ہی قابلِ ستائش ہے، تو ہی ستائش کرنے والا اور ستائش خود؛ تو ہی صفتوں والا بھی ہے اور صفات سے ماورا بھی۔
Pūtātmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A cosmic visualization: Śiva as the all-pervading reality, with the universe within Him; simultaneously a devotee chanting, the words of praise appearing as luminous script—showing praiser, praise, and praised as one.
FAQs
The Divine is non-dual and all-pervading: worship, worshipper, and worshipped are ultimately grounded in the One Reality.
Kāśī is the implied sacred frame, where the vision of Śiva as both immanent and transcendent is especially celebrated.
No external ritual is specified; it conveys the contemplative insight that deepens stotra and worship.