Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

नमस्त्रैलोक्यकाम्याय कामांगदहनाय च । नमो शेषविशेषाय नमः शेषांगदाय ते

Transliteration

namastrailokyakāmyāya kāmāṃgadahanāya ca | namo śeṣaviśeṣāya namaḥ śeṣāṃgadāya te

Translation

ತ್ರಿಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಾಮ್ಯನಾದ ಪ್ರಭುವಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಕಾಮನ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ದಹಿಸಿದವನೆ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಃ। ಶೇಷ-ವಿಶೇಷಾತೀತನಾದ ಪ್ರಭುವಿಗೆ ನಮಃ; ‘ಶೇಷ’—ಅಂತಿಮ ರಕ್ಷಕ ಅನುಗ್ರಹವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಃ।

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutatory interjection-like use)

• त्रैलोक्यकाम्याय: to the one desired by the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यकाम्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to the one desirable for the three worlds)

• कामाङ्गदहनाय: to the burner of Kāma's body
• कामाङ्गदहनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + दहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (burner of Kāma's body)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमो-रूपेण संधिः (नमः + श् → नमो)

• शेषविशेषाय: to the supremely distinct one
• शेषविशेषाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (the distinctive one beyond all remainder/that which remains)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थक-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शेषाङ्गदाय: to the giver of the ultimate remainder/ornament
• शेषाङ्गदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (giver of the remaining/ultimate limb-ornament; or giver of what remains)

• ते: of you; to you (contextual)
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

Speaker

Jaigīṣavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame) / pilgrims (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Kāśī offers folded hands before a radiant Śiva-liṅga; behind, the subtle image of Kāma reduced to ash, signifying desire’s dissolution; Śiva’s presence is both transcendent and compassionate.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kāma (Manmatha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva burns desire at its root and is sought by all worlds; liberation comes through His purifying power and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context ties this praise to Kāśī, where desire is transcended through Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is a stotra suitable for Kāma-dahana themed worship and Śiva-japa.