Shloka 64 - Adhyaya 45 - Uttara Ardha - Kashi Khanda | English | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

इत्थं यावत्स्तौति शंभुं महर्षिस्तावन्नंदी शांभवाद्दृक्प्रसादात् । तद्दोः स्तंभं त्यक्तवांश्चाबभाषे स्मायंस्मायं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमो वः

Transliteration

itthaṃ yāvatstauti śaṃbhuṃ maharṣistāvannaṃdī śāṃbhavāddṛkprasādāt | taddoḥ staṃbhaṃ tyaktavāṃścābabhāṣe smāyaṃsmāyaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo namo vaḥ

Translation

While the great sage continued praising Śambhu in this way, Nandī—through Śambhu’s gracious glance—was freed from the stiffness of his arms. Smiling again and again, he said: “Salutations to you, O brāhmaṇas.”

Word by Word

इत्थम्thus, in this manner

यावत्as long as, while

स्तौतिpraises

शंभुम्Śambhu (Śiva)

महर्षिःthe great sage

तावत्so long, then

नन्दीNandī

शांभवात्from (that which is) of Śambhu

दृक्-प्रसादात्from the grace of (his) glance

तत्that

दोः-स्तम्भम्the stiffness of the arms

त्यक्तवान्having abandoned

चand

अबभाषेspoke

स्मायम्smiling

स्मायम्again smiling

ब्राह्मणेभ्यःto the brāhmaṇas

नमःsalutation

वःto you / your

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Skanda’s Kāśī-khaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A great ṛṣi continues praising Śambhu; Nandī, released from arm-stiffness by Śiva’s gracious glance, smiles repeatedly and bows, offering salutations to brāhmaṇas in Kāśī’s sacred ambience.

Characters & Entities

Śambhu (Śiva)

Nandī

Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace (anugraha) swiftly removes affliction when sincere praise and devotion are present.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa, leading into the Vyāseśvara Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it highlights the efficacy of stuti (hymnic praise) and divine dṛk-prasāda (gracious glance).