Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 133
Devanagari script
तत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते विप्राः कोटितीर्थे न संशयः
Transliteration
tatpuṇyaṃ prāpyate viprāḥ koṭitīrthe na saṃśayaḥ
Translation
हे विप्रहो! कोटितीर्थी तेच पुण्य निःसंशय प्राप्त होते.
Word by Word
tatthat
tat:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative)
puṇyammerit, holy merit
puṇyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
prāpyateis obtained
prāpyate:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√āp (आप्) उपसर्गः प्र-
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
viprāḥO brāhmaṇas
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयुक्तम् (vocative sense)
koṭitīrtheat Koṭitīrtha
koṭitīrthe:
Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkoṭi + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोटीनां तीर्थम्)
nanot, no
na:
Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
saṃśayaḥdoubt
saṃśayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: ghat
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A serene riverside/ghāṭa at Koṭitīrtha where brāhmaṇas listen as the speaker declares the certainty of merit; pilgrims approach with offerings and water-vessels.
Characters & Entities
K
KoṭitīrthaFAQs
A single divinely praised tīrtha can bestow the cumulative merit of many difficult religious acts.
Koṭitīrtha.
The verse itself is a phala-śruti (promise of results), affirming attainment of merit by approaching/observing Koṭitīrtha.