Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र तीर्थे तु मार्गस्था ये केचिदृषिसत्तमाः । सिद्धामृतपदं यान्ति पितृलोकं तथोत्तमम्
tatra tīrthe tu mārgasthā ye kecidṛṣisattamāḥ | siddhāmṛtapadaṃ yānti pitṛlokaṃ tathottamam
An jenem Tīrtha gelangen selbst die erhabensten ṛṣis, die nur des Weges ziehen, zur unsterblichen Stätte der Siddhas und ebenso zur vortrefflichen Welt der Pitṛs.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)
Tirtha: Koṭī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King
Scene: A line of traveling rishis with staffs and waterpots passes by Koṭī-tīrtha; above them appear Siddhas in the sky and a luminous path toward Pitṛ-loka—suggesting effortless elevation through the tīrtha’s power.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is so intense that even incidental contact can bestow exalted spiritual destinations.
Koṭīśvara/Koṭī Tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite; it highlights the tīrtha’s transformative potency even for travelers (mārgastha).