Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
अदः स्तोत्रं पठञ्जंतुर्जातुपीडां ग्रहोद्भवाम् । न प्राप्स्यति ततो जप्यमिदं स्तोत्रं ममाग्रतः
adaḥ stotraṃ paṭhañjaṃturjātupīḍāṃ grahodbhavām | na prāpsyati tato japyamidaṃ stotraṃ mamāgrataḥ
L’être qui récite cet hymne ne subira jamais d’affliction née des planètes. C’est pourquoi cet hymne doit être répété en japa devant moi.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Vāyavya-stotra as graha-śānti)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee chants before a liṅga; above, the Navagrahas appear as subdued celestial figures, their harsh rays softened by Śiva’s aura. The devotee stands unharmed within a circle of sacred ash and lamp-light.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva is presented as a higher refuge that neutralizes fear of planetary adversity.
Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the emphasis is on Śiva’s protective grace associated with Kāśī’s sacred sphere.
Perform japa of the stotra ‘before Śiva’—i.e., in the presence of Śiva (image/liṅga) as a repeated prayer.