ध्रुवस्तुतिरियं पुण्या महापातकनाशिनी । ब्रह्महापि विशुद्ध्येत का कथेतर पापिनाम्
dhruvastutiriyaṃ puṇyā mahāpātakanāśinī | brahmahāpi viśuddhyeta kā kathetara pāpinām
Cette louange de Dhruva est sainte et détruit les grands péchés. Même celui qui a commis la brahma-hatyā peut en être purifié ; que dire alors des autres pécheurs ?
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent devotee before a Śiva-liṅga, hands folded, tears of remorse; above, a luminous script-like aura representing the hymn; darkness (sin) dissolving into light around the figure.
Sincere praise (stuti) can function as powerful purification, even for grave transgressions.
The teaching belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, aligning the hymn’s power with Kāśī’s broader purificatory fame.
Engagement with the Dhruvastuti as a purificatory practice (stotra-japa/recitation).