Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
इति स्तुत्वा महादेवं विररामांगिरः सुतः । व्यतरच्च महेशानः स्तुत्या तुष्टो वरान्बहून्
iti stutvā mahādevaṃ virarāmāṃgiraḥ sutaḥ | vyataracca maheśānaḥ stutyā tuṣṭo varānbahūn
L’ayant ainsi loué, le fils d’Aṅgiras cessa. Et Maheśāna (Śiva), satisfait de cet hymne, lui accorda de nombreuses grâces.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical frame)
Scene: Aṅgiras’ son completes a hymn before Mahādeva; Śiva, serene and luminous, grants multiple boons as attendants and sacred fires witness the moment.
FAQs
Sincere praise (stuti) of Śiva draws divine grace, resulting in blessings and spiritual uplift.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where Śiva’s grace is especially celebrated.
No separate rite is prescribed here; the act emphasized is stuti—devotional praise of Mahādeva.