Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
सर्गात्पुरा भवानेको रूपनाम विवर्जितः । योगिनोपि न ते तत्त्वं विंदंति परमार्थतः
sargātpurā bhavāneko rūpanāma vivarjitaḥ | yoginopi na te tattvaṃ viṃdaṃti paramārthataḥ
تخلیق سے پہلے تو ہی اکیلا تھا، صورت اور نام سے منزہ۔ یوگی بھی حقیقتِ اعلیٰ میں تیرے تَتْو کو سچّی طرح نہیں جان پاتے۔
Pūtātmā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pre-creation void-like expanse with a subtle, luminous presence indicating the formless Lord; yogins in meditation at the edge of the scene, suggesting the limit of conceptual knowledge.
FAQs
The Supreme precedes all manifestation and remains beyond full conceptual grasp—even advanced yogic attainment has limits.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, such transcendence explains why the city is revered as Śiva’s unique abode.
No specific ritual; it emphasizes metaphysical contemplation alongside devotion.