Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
नान्यं देवं वेद्म्यहं श्रीमहेशान्नान्यं देवं स्तौमि शंभोरृतेऽहम् । नान्यं देवं वा नमामि त्रिनेत्रात्सत्यं सत्यं सत्यमेतन्मृषा न
nānyaṃ devaṃ vedmyahaṃ śrīmaheśānnānyaṃ devaṃ staumi śaṃbhorṛte'ham | nānyaṃ devaṃ vā namāmi trinetrātsatyaṃ satyaṃ satyametanmṛṣā na
میں جلیل مہیش کے سوا کسی اور دیوتا کو نہیں جانتا؛ شمبھو کے سوا کسی اور کی ثنا نہیں کرتا؛ تین آنکھوں والے کے سوا کسی اور کو سجدہ نہیں کرتا۔ سچ—سچ—یہی سچ ہے؛ یہ جھوٹ نہیں۔
Satyavatī’s son (Vyāsa) concluding a devotional declaration to Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Viśvanātha (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī pilgrims and reciters
Scene: A devotee stands before the three-eyed Śiva/Viśvanātha, repeatedly affirming ‘satyaṃ’; the scene shows unwavering posture, japa-mālā, and a sanctum lamp; Kāśī’s ghāṭs faintly beyond.
FAQs
Single-pointed devotion (ananya-bhakti) to Śiva is affirmed as a truthful, steadfast spiritual stance.
Kāśī—through the context of Viśvanātha’s praise, reinforcing Kāśī as the supreme Śaiva kṣetra.
No formal ritual; it emphasizes continual praise (stuti) and bowing (namaskāra) to Śiva alone.