Shloka 50
The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
इति स्तुतो जगन्नाथो भक्त्या देवेन शंभुना । आविर्बभूव सहसा माधवो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ ५० ॥
iti stuto jagannātho bhaktyā devena śaṃbhunā | āvirbabhūva sahasā mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ || 50 ||
เมื่อเทพศัมภู (ศิวะ) สรรเสริญด้วยภักติฉันนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งจักรวาล—พระมาธวะผู้เอ็นดูภักตะ—ก็ทรงปรากฏขึ้นโดยฉับพลัน
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta) describing the event
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the bhakta-vatsala nature of Mādhava: sincere devotional praise (stuti) immediately draws the Lord’s presence, showing that devotion is a direct means to divine grace.
Bhakti is shown as heartfelt stuti offered with faith; even Śaṃbhu’s devotion leads to Viṣṇu’s swift manifestation, emphasizing that devotion—not mere ritualism—invokes darśana.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the disciplined practice of stuti and nāma-smaraṇa as a bhakti-sādhana.