कलंकिकृतमौलिं च धूलिधूसरचर्चितम् । क्वचित्कौपीनवसनं नग्नं वातूलवत्क्वचित्
kalaṃkikṛtamauliṃ ca dhūlidhūsaracarcitam | kvacitkaupīnavasanaṃ nagnaṃ vātūlavatkvacit
मी त्याला जाणले नाही—ज्याचे मस्तक विचित्र चिन्हांनी कलंकित, देह धुळीने धूसर माखलेला; कधी कौपीनवस्त्र, कधी नग्न, कधी वातूलासारखा।
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva with ash-grey body, marked head, alternating between kaupīna and digambara; a wind-swept, otherworldly stance suggesting ‘vāta-unmāda’ to the uninitiated.
Renunciation can look shocking to worldly eyes; Śiva’s ascetic form teaches detachment from social display and bodily pride.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Śaiva atmosphere.
None; it is descriptive theology via iconographic traits.