Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
नमः सर्वार्ति नाशाय प्रणतानां शिवात्मने । सर्वज्ञाय नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वकर्त्रे नमोस्तु ते
namaḥ sarvārti nāśāya praṇatānāṃ śivātmane | sarvajñāya namastubhyaṃ sarvakartre namostu te
எல்லா துயரங்களையும் அழிப்பவனுக்கு நமஸ்காரம்; சரணடைந்தோரின் சிவ-சொரூப ஆண்டவனுக்கு நமஸ்காரம். ஓ அனைத்தறிவோனே, உமக்கு நமஸ்காரம்; ஓ அனைத்தையும் செய்பவனே, உமக்கு நமஸ்காரம்.
Budha (continuing stuti)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Budha’s folded-hands prayer intensifies: he addresses Śiva as the remover of all affliction for those who bow, as omniscient, and as the doer of all—suggesting a protective aura around the devotee.
FAQs
Surrender (praṇāma) to Śiva brings relief from affliction; the devotee trusts the omniscient Lord who governs all.
Kāśī is contextually glorified as the field where refuge in Śiva is especially efficacious.
No formal rite is specified; the act of surrender and praise is emphasized as the devotional practice.