Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 140
त्वमेव हि शरण्यं मे त्वमेव हि गतिः परा । त्वामेव प्रणमामीश नमस्तुभ्यं नमो नमः
tvameva hi śaraṇyaṃ me tvameva hi gatiḥ parā | tvāmeva praṇamāmīśa namastubhyaṃ namo namaḥ
آپ ہی میرے پناہ گاہ ہیں، آپ ہی میری اعلیٰ ترین منزل ہیں۔ اے ایش! میں صرف آپ ہی کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہوں—آپ کو نمسکار، بار بار نمسکار۔
Brahmā (in praise of Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Śiva-śaraṇa kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience within Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A devotee (Brahmā in the hymn) bows repeatedly before Śiva, conveying total surrender; the space feels like a sanctum filled with stillness and grace.
FAQs
Single-pointed refuge (śaraṇāgati) in the Lord is a direct path to spiritual fulfillment.
Kāśī is the narrative setting; the verse functions as universal bhakti instruction within Kāśī-māhātmya.
Repeated praṇāma and namaskāra (devotional salutation) are implied as daily worshipful conduct.