Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं तीर्थं काकह्रदं तथा । जम्बुकेश्वरतीर्थं च सारस्वतमतः परम्

Transliteration

koṭitīrthasya māhātmyaṃ tīrthaṃ kākahradaṃ tathā | jambukeśvaratīrthaṃ ca sārasvatamataḥ param

Translation

Ici est exposée la grandeur de Koṭitīrtha; de même le gué sacré nommé Kākahrada; ainsi que le tīrtha de Jambukeśvara; puis, l’excellent récit connu sous le nom de tradition Sārasvata.

Word by Word

• कोटि-तीर्थस्य: of Koṭitīrtha
• कोटि-तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कोटीनां तीर्थम्’/‘कोटि-नाम तीर्थम्’ (name)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नाम (glory)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• काकह्रदम्: Kākahrada (lake/ford)
• काकह्रदम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकह्रद (प्रातिपदिक; काक + ह्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘काकानां ह्रदः’/‘काक-सम्बन्धी ह्रदः’ (name)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ

• जम्बुकेश्वर-तीर्थम्: Jambukeśvara-tīrtha
• जम्बुकेश्वर-तीर्थम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुकेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जम्बुक + ईश्वर) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘जम्बुकेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्’ (name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• सारस्वतम्: Sārasvata (tīrtha/thing)
• सारस्वतम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत् (Sārasvata, related to Sarasvatī)

• मतः: according to (the) view
• मतः: Hetu/Source (Reason/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/√मि ‘to think’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (from opinion/according to view)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha; Kākahrada; Jambukeśvara-tīrtha; Sārasvata (kathā/paramparā)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages (munis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like procession: pilgrims move from a broad river ghat labeled Koṭitīrtha to a shaded pond (Kākahrada) with birds; then to a shrine under a jambu tree (Jambukeśvara); finally a small āśrama where sages teach (Sārasvata).

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha
• Kākahrada
• Jambukeśvara-tīrtha
• Sārasvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is framed as dharma-in-action: remembering and visiting named tīrthas is itself a purifying discipline that connects the devotee to sacred history and merit (puṇya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha, Kākahrada, and Jambukeśvara-tīrtha are explicitly listed as revered sites in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it functions as a catalog/introduction to the māhātmya of these tīrthas.