Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62
ततः प्राह महेशानस्तत्स्तुत्या परितोषितः । रौहिणेय महाभाग सौम्यसौम्यवचोनिधे
tataḥ prāha maheśānastatstutyā paritoṣitaḥ | rauhiṇeya mahābhāga saumyasaumyavaconidhe
Kemudian Maheśāna, berkenan oleh pujian itu, bersabda: “Wahai Rauhiṇeya yang amat bertuah; wahai yang lemah lembut, khazanah kata-kata termanis!”
Narrator (introducing Śiva’s reply)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, pleased, turns toward the devotee and speaks; the devotee (addressed as Rauhiṇeya) stands with folded hands, bathed in a gentle aura; the scene emphasizes the transition from prayer to divine dialogue.
FAQs
Heartfelt praise pleases Śiva, and divine grace responds through direct guidance and blessing.
Kāśī is the contextual sacred landscape in which the devotee’s stuti leads to Śiva’s immediate favor.
Stuti (hymnic praise) is implicitly affirmed as a powerful devotional act that attracts Śiva’s grace.