Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21
नमस्ते धर्मरूपाय नमः सत्त्वगुणाय च । नमः सहस्रशिरसे पुरुषाय पराय च
namaste dharmarūpāya namaḥ sattvaguṇāya ca | namaḥ sahasraśirase puruṣāya parāya ca
ಧರ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪನಾದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಶುದ್ಧ ಸತ್ತ್ವಗುಣಸ್ವರೂಪನಾದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ। ಸಹಸ್ರಶಿರಸ್ಸು ಪುರುಷನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಪರಮ ಪರಾತ್ಪರನಿಗೂ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A serene cosmic Puruṣa with thousand heads suggested symbolically; the deity radiates sattvic white-gold light, holding the balance of dharma; sages chant in a Kāśī setting near ghāṭas.
FAQs
Dharma and purity are rooted in the Supreme; contemplating the cosmic Puruṣa elevates conduct and consciousness.
Kāśī frames the discourse; the verse itself is metaphysical praise rather than site-specific.
None stated; it supports contemplative worship and salutations.