Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यत्किंचिच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् । क्रियते नृपशार्दूल सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yatkiṃcicchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | kriyate nṛpaśārdūla sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

ହେ ନୃପଶାର୍ଦୂଲ, ସେଇ ତୀର୍ଥରେ ଯାହା କିଛି କରାଯାଏ—ଶୁଭ ହେଉ କି ଅଶୁଭ—ସବୁ କୋଟିଗୁଣ ହୋଇ ଫଳ ଦେଏ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषण/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• शुभम्: auspicious; good
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; किंचित् विशेषयति

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: inauspicious; bad
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; किंचित् विशेषयति

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• नृप-शार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• नृप-शार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नृपाणां शार्दूलः)

• सर्वम्: all of it
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समस्तकर्म-समाहारार्थे

• कोटि-गुणम्: million-fold
• कोटि-गुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोट्या गुणः = million-fold)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpaśārdūla)

Visual Art Cues

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.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭīśvara Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Powerful sacred places magnify consequences; therefore pilgrims should be especially mindful and virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Koṭīśvara/Koṭī Tīrtha area praised in Adhyāya 224.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it gives a cautionary dharma principle about amplified results of actions at the tīrtha.