Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वयं दत्त्वा स्वयं तस्थौ महीनगरके शुभे । कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा नीलकंठं प्रपश्यति
svayaṃ dattvā svayaṃ tasthau mahīnagarake śubhe | koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā nīlakaṃṭhaṃ prapaśyati
ਆਪ ਹੀ ਵਰ ਦੇ ਕੇ, ਆਪ ਹੀ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਮਹੀਨਗਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਿਹਾ। ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਕੋਟਿਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਨੀਲਕੰਠ ਦਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Nārada (contextual, continuing the māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim descends steps into a sacred waterbody labeled Koṭitīrtha; beyond, the Nīlakaṇṭha shrine glows, Śiva depicted with blue throat, trident, and serene gaze.
FAQs
Sacred places are portrayed as living abodes of divine grace; bathing at the tīrtha culminates in transformative darśana of Śiva.
Koṭitīrtha within Mahīnagaraka, leading to darśana of Nīlakaṇṭha.
Snāna (ritual bath) at Koṭitīrtha followed by darśana of Nīlakaṇṭha.