यथा स्तोतुं भवानीश प्रभवाभि भवांतकम । संस्पृश्य विष्णुस्तत्कंठं गुप्तमेव जगाम ह
yathā stotuṃ bhavānīśa prabhavābhi bhavāṃtakama | saṃspṛśya viṣṇustatkaṃṭhaṃ guptameva jagāma ha
اے بھوانی کے ناتھ، اے بھَو کے ہلاک کرنے والے! تاکہ وہ تیری ستوتی کر سکے، وِشنو نے اس کے گلے کو چھوا اور پھر اوجھل ہو کر چلا گیا۔
Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse to Agastya (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu gently touches the devotee’s throat to restore speech so he may praise Śiva, then vanishes from sight, leaving a charged stillness.
Even the greatest deities support the glorification of Śiva; devotion and praise are aided by divine grace.
Kāśī, the city of Viśvanātha, where praise of Śiva is portrayed as supremely potent.
None; the focus is on enabling stotra (hymn/praise) as a devotional act.