Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
राजभिर्बहुभिः पूर्वं तपो दानं तथाध्वराः । अस्मिंस्तीर्थे सुविहिताः परां सिद्धिमुपागताः
rājabhirbahubhiḥ pūrvaṃ tapo dānaṃ tathādhvarāḥ | asmiṃstīrthe suvihitāḥ parāṃ siddhimupāgatāḥ
Autrefois, de nombreux rois accomplirent en ce même tīrtha l’ascèse, le don et les rites sacrificiels; par cette puissance, ils atteignirent la perfection suprême.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A procession of ancient kings arriving at Koṭitīrtha with gifts; a yajña-śālā with priests conducting adhvara; nearby, the king performs dāna to brāhmaṇas and undertakes vows, while the tīrtha waters glimmer as witness.
FAQs
Dharma—tapas, dāna, and yajña—performed in a sanctified place yields supreme spiritual fruition.
Koṭitīrtha (referred to as 'this tīrtha').
Performing austerity, giving charity, and conducting sacrifices properly at the tīrtha.