Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

शेषमाधवनामाहं शेषतीर्थेऽघहारिणि । विश्राणयाम्यशेषाश्च विशेषान्भक्तचिंतितान्

Transliteration

śeṣamādhavanāmāhaṃ śeṣatīrthe'ghahāriṇi | viśrāṇayāmyaśeṣāśca viśeṣānbhaktaciṃtitān

Translation

Je suis nommé Śeṣa-Mādhava au Śeṣa Tīrtha, qui efface le péché. Là, Je dispense sans rien retenir les grâces particulières que les dévots désirent au fond du cœur.

Word by Word

• śeṣamādhavanāmā: the name ‘Śeṣa-Mādhava’
• śeṣamādhavanāmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa + mādhava + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śeṣa-mādhava- nāma = ‘śeṣamādhavasya nāma’)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śeṣatīrthe: at the Śeṣa-tīrtha
• śeṣatīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śeṣasya tīrtham)

• aghahāriṇi: (in the place) that removes sin
• aghahāriṇi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aghahāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण tīrtha-शब्दस्य

• viśrāṇayāmi: I bestow / grant
• viśrāṇayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śrāṇ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aśeṣāḥ: all, without remainder
• aśeṣāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; viśeṣān इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• viśeṣān: special boons / distinctions
• viśeṣān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• bhaktaciṃtitān: desired by devotees
• bhaktaciṃtitān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta + ciṃtita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √cint, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (bhaktaiḥ ciṃtitāḥ = ‘thought-of/desired by devotees’); viśeṣān इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśī Khaṇḍa dialogues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śeṣa-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/śraddhālu-s (within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu as Śeṣa-Mādhava stands or reclines with the many-hooded Śeṣa forming a canopy; devotees at a riverbank tīrtha offer water and flowers, seeking heart-desired boons; the atmosphere is intimate and benedictory.

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa-Mādhava
• Śeṣa
• Mādhava
• Kāśī
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places in Kāśī are portrayed as both purifiers of sin and compassionate grantors of devotee-centered blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śeṣa Tīrtha in Kāśī, where the Lord is worshipped as Śeṣa-Mādhava.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied worship/approach (sevanā) of Śeṣa-Mādhava at Śeṣa Tīrtha for purification and desired boons.