धर्मोर्मिवाहिनी धुर्या धात्री धात्रीविभूषणम् । धर्मिणी धर्मशीला च धन्विकोटिकृतावना
dharmormivāhinī dhuryā dhātrī dhātrīvibhūṣaṇam | dharmiṇī dharmaśīlā ca dhanvikoṭikṛtāvanā
ती धर्माच्या लहरी वाहणारी, सर्व पवित्र भार पेलण्यास समर्थ आहे। ती धात्री—धारणशक्तीचे भूषण व वैभव; धर्मिणी व धर्मशील, आणि दूरच्या सीमांत व ओसाड प्रदेशांचेही रक्षण करणारी आहे।
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Avimukta (Kāśī)
Type: ghat
Scene: Personified Gaṅgā as a radiant goddess flowing through Kāśī, bearing ‘waves of Dharma’, sheltering pilgrims and protecting the farthest margins of the land; ghāṭas, lamps, and ascetics frame her as Dhātrī (sustainer).
Dharma is sustaining and protective; the Divine is praised as the force that carries, nourishes, and safeguards the world.
The verse is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s celebratory praise, harmonizing the Goddess’s sustaining nature with Kāśī’s sanctity.
None explicitly; it is a stuti emphasizing dharmic living and divine protection.