Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 101
भार्गव उवाच । त्वं भाभिराभिरभिभूय तमः समस्तमस्तं नयस्यभिमतानि निशाचराणाम् । देदीप्यसे मणेगगनेहिताय लोकत्रयस्य जगदीश्वर तन्नमस्ते
bhārgava uvāca | tvaṃ bhābhirābhirabhibhūya tamaḥ samastamastaṃ nayasyabhimatāni niśācarāṇām | dedīpyase maṇegaganehitāya lokatrayasya jagadīśvara tannamaste
भार्गव म्हणाला—हे प्रभो, तू आपल्या अनेक तेजांनी सर्व तमाचा पराभव करून त्याचा अंत करतोस आणि निशाचरांच्या प्रिय योजना उद्ध्वस्त करतोस। तू आकाशात कल्याणकारी मण्यासारखा दीप्तिमान आहेस; हे त्रैलोक्याच्या जगदीश्वरा, तुला नमस्कार।
Bhārgava
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) Śiva / assembly within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative frame
Scene: Bhārgava stands in reverent posture, hands folded, addressing a radiant Śiva whose aura floods the sky like a jewel, pushing back a ring of darkness where shadowy ‘night-roamers’ dissolve.
FAQs
Śiva is invoked as the cosmic light that dispels ignorance and obstructs unrighteous forces, sustaining the welfare of all worlds.
The hymn functions within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s praise of Śiva; it supports Kāśī’s identity as the city where the Lord is experienced as supreme protector and illuminator.
Stuti and namaskāra—verbal praise and salutations to Śiva as Jagadīśvara.