धूर्धूर्जटिजटासंस्था धन्या धीर्धारणावती । नंदा निर्वाणजननी नंदिनी नुन्नपातका
dhūrdhūrjaṭijaṭāsaṃsthā dhanyā dhīrdhāraṇāvatī | naṃdā nirvāṇajananī naṃdinī nunnapātakā
Elle demeure au sein des mèches emmêlées du grand ascète (Śiva) ; elle est bénie, sage et pourvue de la puissance du recueillement intérieur. Elle est Nandā, la Mère qui enfante le nirvāṇa ; elle est Nandinī, qui repousse et anéantit les péchés.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Śiva-jaṭā-sambandhinī) in Kāśī/Avimukta
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as the great ascetic with towering jaṭā, Gaṅgā emerging as a luminous stream from his locks; below, Kāśī ghāṭas with pilgrims; Gaṅgā as Nandā/Nandinī blessing devotees, a dark demon of sin fleeing; a subtle lotus of nirvāṇa opening above the water.
Union with the Śaiva divine and steady inner concentration culminate in liberation; the Goddess is praised as the source of nirvāṇa and the destroyer of sin.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s praise of the sacred realm where Śiva and Śakti are intimately present—Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
Dhāraṇā (concentration) is highlighted as a yogic practice; no detailed external ritual is specified.