Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
यदारभ्य मुनेस्तस्य नंदी स्तंभितवान्भुजम् । तदारभ्य महेशानं संस्तौति परमादृतः
yadārabhya munestasya naṃdī staṃbhitavānbhujam | tadārabhya maheśānaṃ saṃstauti paramādṛtaḥ
Từ khi Nandī giữ chặt cánh tay của vị hiền sĩ ấy, kể từ lúc đó trở đi, ông luôn tán dương Maheśāna với lòng tôn kính tối thượng.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandī, the bull-bannered attendant of Śiva, restrains the outstretched arm of a sage; the sage’s posture softens into reverent añjali as he begins praising Maheśa.
FAQs
A turning point (divine intervention) leads the sage toward deeper reverence and praise of Śiva.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī narrative cycle; it supports the broader Kāśī-māhātmya through Vyāsa’s Śiva-centered devotion.
None directly; it describes sustained stuti (praise) as devotional practice.