Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
तदक्षयफलं सर्वं ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा । इष्ट्वात्र यज्ञमेकं तु कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत्
tadakṣayaphalaṃ sarvaṃ brahmaṇo vacanaṃ yathā | iṣṭvātra yajñamekaṃ tu koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet
Tout ce mérite est impérissable—comme la parole de Brahmā, infaillible. Si l’on accomplit ici ne fût-ce qu’un seul sacrifice, on obtient le fruit de dix millions de sacrifices.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Scene: A compact yajña-śālā near Koṭitīrtha: a single fire altar blazing, priests chanting; above, a subtle Brahmā figure or symbolic ‘Brahmā’s word’ as a radiant script/voice indicating certainty and akṣaya fruit.
FAQs
Sacred geography magnifies dharmic acts: a single rite done at a powerful tīrtha can yield vast, enduring merit.
Koṭitīrtha, praised as a place where ritual merit becomes multiplied and imperishable.
Performing a yajña (sacrifice) at this site—even one—is said to equal the fruit of countless yajñas.