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
ധർമ്മസ്വരൂപനായ നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ശുദ്ധ സത്ത്വഗുണസ്വരൂപനായ നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം। സഹസ്രശിരസ്സായ പുരുഷനു നമസ്കാരം; പരമ പരാത്പരനു നമസ്കാരം।
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.