Shloka 25
Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha
कुरुष्व तं नमस्तुभ्यं त्वामहं शरणं गतः । इत्युक्तः शंकुकर्णोऽथ पिशाचमिदमब्रवीत्
kuruṣva taṃ namastubhyaṃ tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ | ityuktaḥ śaṃkukarṇo'tha piśācamidamabravīt
«افعل ذلك؛ لكَ السجود والتحية. لقد احتميتُ بكَ ولذتُ بكَ.» فلما خوطب هكذا، قال شانكوكَرْنا هذه الكلمات للبيشاتشا.
Śaṅkukarṇa (speaking to the piśāca, after being addressed by someone seeking refuge)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमस्तुभ्यं = नमः + तुभ्यम्; त्वामहं = त्वाम् + अहम्; इत्युक्तः = इति + उक्तः; शंकुकर्णोऽथ = शंकुकर्णः + अथ; पिशाचमिदमब्रवीत् = पिशाचम् + इदम् + अब्रवीत्.
FAQs
It expresses the act of taking refuge—approaching another with surrender and trust for protection or guidance.
Śaṅkukarṇa is the speaker here, and he addresses a piśāca (a ghoul/demonic being).
It highlights humility and the formal act of supplication—salutation and surrender—often presented as the proper preface to seeking help or resolution in Purāṇic narratives.