Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10
वेदयेद्यदिचात्मानं स एव परमेश्वरः । तदा विंदंति ब्रह्माद्याः स्वेच्छयैव न तं विदुः
vedayedyadicātmānaṃ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | tadā viṃdaṃti brahmādyāḥ svecchayaiva na taṃ viduḥ
اگر کوئی حقیقتاً اپنے نفس (آتمن) کو پہچان لے تو وہی پرمیشور ہے۔ تب ہی برہما وغیرہ دیوتا اس حقیقت کو ‘پاتے’ ہیں؛ محض اپنی خواہش سے وہ اسے نہیں جان سکتے۔
Skanda (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇa interlocutor (as addressed in nearby verses)
Scene: A contemplative seeker in Kāśī realizes the Self as Parameśvara; in the background, Brahmā and devas appear humbled, ‘finding’ the truth only after inner awakening.
FAQs
True realization is inward—knowing the Self reveals the Supreme; mere status or effort without realization does not grant knowledge of Him.
Kāśī is the doctrinal setting; the teaching supports Kāśī’s role as a place of liberation through knowledge and grace.
No external rite is stated; the prescription is ātma-vedana—inner realization.