Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
यस्याऽस्तिपरमा भक्तिर्मयि निर्मलचेतसः । ध्रुवस्तुतिरियं तेन जप्या मत्प्रीतिकारिणी
yasyā'stiparamā bhaktirmayi nirmalacetasaḥ | dhruvastutiriyaṃ tena japyā matprītikāriṇī
Ai với tâm thanh tịnh mà có lòng bhakti tối thượng hướng về Ta, người ấy nên trì tụng Dhruva-stuti này như japa, vì nó làm Ta hoan hỷ.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pure-hearted devotee doing japa with the Dhruva-hymn; the deity’s presence felt as a gentle radiance; the focus is inward—calm face, steady rosary, minimal external drama.
FAQs
Pure-hearted devotion expresses itself through japa, which is presented as pleasing to the deity.
The instruction is embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred setting, where devotion and recitation are central disciplines.
Chant the Dhruvastuti as japa, grounded in purity of mind and devotion.