ब्रह्मादिस्तंबपर्यंतं यावद्देहनिबंधनम् । आत्मैवैकेश्वरस्तत्र न द्वितीयस्तदीशिता
brahmādistaṃbaparyaṃtaṃ yāvaddehanibaṃdhanam | ātmaivaikeśvarastatra na dvitīyastadīśitā
برہما سے لے کر گھاس کے تنکے تک، جب تک بدن کی قید ہے—وہاں صرف آتما ہی واحد پروردگار ہے؛ اُس کے سوا کوئی دوسرا حاکم نہیں۔
Puṇyakīrti (deduced continuation of speech)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / seekers
Scene: A cosmic vertical panorama from Brahmā’s lotus-seat down to grass blades, all pervaded by a single luminous Self/Śiva-light, indicating one ruler within all.
It asserts a non-dual vision: ultimate sovereignty belongs to the Self, and liberation comes through seeing beyond bodily identification.
Within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, Kāśī is the implied sacred ground where such liberation-teachings are emphasized.
None; the verse is metaphysical instruction rather than ritual guidance.