Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
यथा स्तोतुं भवानीश प्रभवाभि भवांतकम । संस्पृश्य विष्णुस्तत्कंठं गुप्तमेव जगाम ह
yathā stotuṃ bhavānīśa prabhavābhi bhavāṃtakama | saṃspṛśya viṣṇustatkaṃṭhaṃ guptameva jagāma ha
हे भवानीनाथ, हे भव-नाशक! वह आपकी स्तुति कर सके—इस हेतु विष्णु ने उसके कंठ को स्पर्श किया और फिर अदृश्य होकर चले गए।
Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse to Agastya (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu gently touches the devotee’s throat to restore speech so he may praise Śiva, then vanishes from sight, leaving a charged stillness.
FAQs
Even the greatest deities support the glorification of Śiva; devotion and praise are aided by divine grace.
Kāśī, the city of Viśvanātha, where praise of Śiva is portrayed as supremely potent.
None; the focus is on enabling stotra (hymn/praise) as a devotional act.