Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

तत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते विप्राः कोटितीर्थे न संशयः

Transliteration

tatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate viprāḥ koṭitīrthe na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

បុណ្យនោះឯង ត្រូវបានទទួលនៅ កោតិតីរថៈ ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយ—មិនមានសង្ស័យឡើយ។

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• puṇyam: merit, holy merit
• puṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (vocative sense)

• koṭitīrthe: at Koṭitīrtha
• koṭitīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोटीनां तीर्थम्)

• na: not, no
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single divinely praised tīrtha can bestow the cumulative merit of many difficult religious acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse itself is a phala-śruti (promise of results), affirming attainment of merit by approaching/observing Koṭitīrtha.