ध्रुवस्तुतिरियं पुण्या महापातकनाशिनी । ब्रह्महापि विशुद्ध्येत का कथेतर पापिनाम्
dhruvastutiriyaṃ puṇyā mahāpātakanāśinī | brahmahāpi viśuddhyeta kā kathetara pāpinām
Dhruva-stuti này kiên cố, thánh thiện, có năng lực diệt trừ đại tội. Ngay cả kẻ mang tội brahma-hatyā cũng có thể được thanh tịnh nhờ đó—huống chi những kẻ tội lỗi khác.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent devotee before a Śiva-liṅga, hands folded, tears of remorse; above, a luminous script-like aura representing the hymn; darkness (sin) dissolving into light around the figure.
Sincere praise (stuti) can function as powerful purification, even for grave transgressions.
The teaching belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, aligning the hymn’s power with Kāśī’s broader purificatory fame.
Engagement with the Dhruvastuti as a purificatory practice (stotra-japa/recitation).