Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
स्थापितश्च महादेवस्तत्र कोटीश्वरो नृप । तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्
sthāpitaśca mahādevastatra koṭīśvaro nṛpa | taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ siddhiṃ prāpnotyanuttamām
O König, dort ist Mahādeva als Koṭīśvara eingesetzt. Wer den Herrn der Götter schaut, erlangt die unvergleichliche, höchste Siddhi.
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing the King)
Tirtha: Koṭīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpa)
Scene: A riverside Śiva shrine where Koṭīśvara-liṅga stands installed; a king and pilgrims approach with folded hands as the aura of Mahādeva radiates, suggesting siddhi-bestowal.
FAQs
Śiva’s consecrated presence at a tīrtha makes mere darśana a transformative act leading to supreme siddhi.
Koṭīśvara—Śiva established at the Koṭīśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
Darśana of Koṭīśvara is highlighted; the verse also implies the site’s pratiṣṭhā (installation) tradition.