स्कन्द उवाच । जितपीयूषमाधुर्यां काशीस्तवनसुंदरीम् । अथाकर्ण्याहमुदितो गिरिशो गिरिजां गिरम्
skanda uvāca | jitapīyūṣamādhuryāṃ kāśīstavanasuṃdarīm | athākarṇyāhamudito giriśo girijāṃ giram
स्कंद म्हणाला—काशीच्या स्तुतीने शोभणारी, अमृताहून मधुर अशी गिरिजेची वाणी ऐकून गिरिश (शिव) अत्यंत आनंदित झाला।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī / Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva (Giriśa) listens with delight as Pārvatī (Girijā) praises Kāśī; the sweetness of her speech is visualized as nectar-like droplets, with Kāśī’s sacred skyline hinted in the background.
Sincere stuti (praise) of a sacred kṣetra and its Lord is itself a devotional act that brings divine grace and favorable response.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, through Pārvatī’s praise (kāśī-stavana).
None; the verse highlights the power of praise and devotional speech.