Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
कौतुकादिव उत्तीर्य हरे रविरुपाविशत् । निःशब्दो निश्चलः स्वस्थो महाश्चर्यसमन्वितः
kautukādiva uttīrya hare ravirupāviśat | niḥśabdo niścalaḥ svastho mahāścaryasamanvitaḥ
As if out of wonder, Ravi approached and sat near Hari—silent, motionless, composed, and filled with profound amazement.
Skanda (narration continues)
Tirtha: Keśava-sannidhi / Keśavāditya context
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ravi, radiant yet humbled, sits near Hari in profound silence—motionless, composed, eyes lowered—bathed in a mysterious, awe-filled light.
FAQs
True reverence expresses itself as inner stillness—wonder ripens into composed devotion.
The verse is part of the Keśavāditya māhātmya within Kāśī, though the location is not named in this line.
None explicitly; it describes the devotional mood preceding inquiry and worship.