Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्र तीर्थे तु यत्किंचिच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् । क्रियते नृपशार्दूल सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yatkiṃcicchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | kriyate nṛpaśārdūla sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
ഹേ നൃപശാർദൂല, ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ എന്തു ചെയ്താലും—ശുഭമായാലും അശുഭമായാലും—അത് എല്ലാം കോടിഗുണമായി ഫലിക്കുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)
Tirtha: Koṭī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (nṛpaśārdūla)
Scene: A didactic tableau: on one side devotees performing charity and worship with radiant results; on the other, a figure committing a minor offense at the tīrtha and facing a shadowy, magnified consequence—illustrating koṭi-guṇa karma.
FAQs
Powerful sacred places magnify consequences; therefore pilgrims should be especially mindful and virtuous.
The Koṭīśvara/Koṭī Tīrtha area praised in Adhyāya 224.
No specific ritual; it gives a cautionary dharma principle about amplified results of actions at the tīrtha.