Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

दोषाकर कलाधार त्यक्तदोषागमाय च । नमो धूर्जटये तुभ्यं धत्तूरकुसुमप्रिय

Transliteration

doṣākara kalādhāra tyaktadoṣāgamāya ca | namo dhūrjaṭaye tubhyaṃ dhattūrakusumapriya

Translation

سلامٌ لكَ: وإن بدا للغافلين كأنك «مَعدِنُ العيوب»، فأنتَ سندُ كلِّ الفنونِ والقوى الإلهية؛ سلامٌ لكَ يا من لا تمسُّهُ شائبة. سلامٌ لكَ يا دُهُورْجَطي (Dhūrjaṭi)، يا مُحبَّ أزهارِ الدهاتّورا.

Word by Word

• दोषाकर: O repository of faults (epithet)
• दोषाकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष-आकर (प्रातिपदिक; दोष + आकर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; ‘दोषाणाम् आकरः’ (दोष-समूह/आश्रय इति)

• कलाधार: O bearer of the digit (moon)
• कलाधार: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला-धार (प्रातिपदिक; कला + धार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘कलां धारयति’

• त्यक्तदोषागमाय: to the one for whom the coming of faults is abandoned/ceased
• त्यक्तदोषागमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त-दोष-आगम (प्रातिपदिक; त्यक्त + दोष + आगम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; ‘त्यक्त’ = √त्यज् + क्त; ‘दोषागम’ = दोषस्य आगमः (आगमनम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धूर्जटये: to Dhūrjaṭi (Shiva)
• धूर्जटये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्जटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• धत्तूरकुसुमप्रिय: O one fond of dhattūra flowers
• धत्तूरकुसुमप्रिय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धत्तूर-कुसुम-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; धत्तूर + कुसुम + प्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘धत्तूरकुसुमं प्रियं यस्य’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Viśveśvara sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhūrjaṭi with matted locks, ash-smeared body, serene face; a garland of dhattūra blossoms offered by devotees; behind Him, subtle symbols of kalā—musical instruments, yantras, and rays—showing Him as kalādhāra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Dhūrjaṭi)
• Dhattūra (Datura flower)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva transcends impurity; even what seems ‘inauspicious’ becomes sanctified in His worship, revealing His power to transform perception and karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī’s Śaiva worship-context is implied; the verse highlights devotional offering culture rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implicit worship detail appears: dhattūra flowers are indicated as beloved offerings to Śiva.