Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

काशीभयहरो नित्यमैश्यां शालकटंकटात् । त्रिमुखो नाम विघ्नेशः कपिसिंहद्विपाननः

Transliteration

kāśībhayaharo nityamaiśyāṃ śālakaṭaṃkaṭāt | trimukho nāma vighneśaḥ kapisiṃhadvipānanaḥ

Translation

شمال مشرق میں، شالکٹنکٹا پر، تری مُکھ نامی وِگھنےش ہیں—بندر، شیر اور ہاتھی کے چہروں والے۔ وہ کاشی کا خوف ہمیشہ دور کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• काशीभयहरः: the remover of Kāśī’s fear
• काशीभयहरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशीभयहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—काशी + भय + हर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘काश्याः भयम्’ इति)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ऐश्याम्: in the north-east (Īśāna) direction
• ऐश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (दिशि/कोणे)

• शालकटंकटात्: from (the place called) Śālakaṭaṃkaṭa
• शालकटंकटात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालकटंकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—शालक + टंकट (तत्पुरुष; स्थान/नाम-रूप)

• त्रिमुखः: three-faced
• त्रिमुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—त्रि + मुख (कर्मधारय)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha/Avyaya (Appositive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे (particle meaning ‘by name’)

• विघ्नेशः: Vighneśa (Lord of obstacles)
• विघ्नेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्नेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विघ्न + ईश (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कपिसिंहद्विपाननः: having faces like a monkey, lion, and elephant
• कपिसिंहद्विपाननः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि + सिंह + द्विप + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कपि-सिंह-द्विप (द्वन्द्व) + आनन (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘कपिसिंहद्विपाननः’ = ‘कपि-सिंह-द्विप-आननयुक्तः’)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālakaṭaṃkaṭa Trimukha Vighneśa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trimukha Vināyaka in the north-east quarter: a single body with three faces—kapi (monkey), siṃha (lion), and gaja (elephant)—radiating protective power; frightened pilgrims regain composure as a dark ‘bhaya’ mist disperses.

Characters & Entities

• Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• Trimukha
• Śālakaṭaṃkaṭa
• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī’s Vināyakas are portrayed as living guardians; Trimukha is invoked as a steady remover of fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śālakaṭaṃkaṭa in the north-east quarter of Kāśī’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit worship/approach of Vighneśa; the verse mainly identifies the form and location rather than detailing a procedure.