Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
मनोरथपथातीतं यच्च वाचामगोचरम् । गोचरो गोचरीकुर्यात्तत्पदं क्षणतो मृडः
manorathapathātītaṃ yacca vācāmagocaram | gocaro gocarīkuryāttatpadaṃ kṣaṇato mṛḍaḥ
Cảnh giới vượt ngoài nẻo dục vọng và ngoài tầm của ngôn từ—Mṛḍa, Rudra đầy từ mẫn, khiến nó trở nên trực chứng ngay trong khoảnh khắc.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: An abstract-devotional scene: Mṛḍa (Śiva) radiating calm light; a seeker’s mind-waves and desire-paths dissolve; the ‘ineffable state’ shown as a luminous void/lotus of pure consciousness becoming near and tangible.
FAQs
The highest, ineffable goal is ultimately reached by Śiva’s grace, which can make it immediate and experiential.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting points to Kāśī as the place where Śiva’s liberating grace is celebrated as swift and direct.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on Śiva’s grace granting the supreme state.