Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129
कोटितीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं महीनगरकस्य च । शृणोति श्रावयेद्यस्तु ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते
koṭitīrthasya māhātmyaṃ mahīnagarakasya ca | śṛṇoti śrāvayedyastu brahmabhūyāya kalpate
যে কোটিতীর্থ ও মহীনগরকের মাহাত্ম্য শোনে বা অন্যকে শোনায়, সে ব্রহ্মভূয়—ব্রহ্ম-অবস্থালাভের—যোগ্য হয়।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages/brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha; Mahīnagaraka
Type: tirtha
Scene: Two sacred sites symbolized: a vast tīrtha with countless (koṭi) lamps/lingas and a fortified ‘nagaraka’ with a central shrine; a recitation scene bridges them, with a luminous Brahman-like radiance above listeners’ heads.
FAQs
Engagement with tīrtha-māhātmya through hearing and teaching is linked not only to merit but to the highest spiritual aim (brahmabhūya).
Koṭitīrtha and Mahīnagaraka.
Śravaṇa (listening) and śrāvayati (having it recited/teaching it) of the māhātmya.