Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम् । सर्वसंपत्करं शुद्धं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

koṭitīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvalokeṣu viśrutam | sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ śuddhaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

Котитиртха — место высочайшей заслуги, прославленное во всех мирах. Оно дарует всякое благополучие, очищает и уничтожает все грехи.

Word by Word

• कोटितीर्थम्: Koṭitīrtha
• कोटितीर्थम्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper place-name)

• महापुण्यम्: greatly meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: महत् पुण्यम्

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः: सर्वे लोका:

• विश्रुतम्: well-known
• विश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातु: श्रु, उपसर्ग: वि

• सर्वसंपत्करम्: bringing all prosperity
• सर्वसंपत्करम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + संपत् + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वासां संपदां करम् (producing all prosperities)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्

Speaker

Sūta (continued praise context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ghāṭ named Koṭitīrtha with pilgrims bathing; the water depicted as luminous and purifying; prosperity symbolized by overflowing grain, lamps, and auspicious kalashas near the steps.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places function as purifiers and merit-multipliers when approached with faith and dhārmic intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha is directly glorified as world-renowned and sin-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; it lists the tīrtha’s fruits (phala) and purificatory power.