Skandapurana 7.18.89_279

7.18.89_279

na sa vettuṃ36 vinā jñānaṃ śakya ātmā kathañcana .
rūpaśabdarasātītaṃ kastaṃ vetti maheśvaram ..27. .
tathā hyahaṃ mahābhāga prasādāt37 tryambakasya tu .
ātmajñānaṣaropāyaṃ kathayāmi tavānagha . . 28. .
sarvameva tamaḥ pūrvamidamāsījjagat kila .
na devā nānilo na dyaurna sūryaścandramā na ca38 .. 29..

That self cannot in any way be known without knowledge. / Who knows that Maheśvara who is beyond form, sound, and taste? / Even so, O fortunate one, by the grace of Tryambaka, / I declare to you, O sinless one, the highest means to self-knowledge. / Indeed, in the beginning, this entire universe was darkness alone; / there were no gods, no wind, no sky, no sun, nor moon.