Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे रुद्रकोटिर्द्विजोत्तमाः । अस्ति संपूजिता विप्रै र्दाक्षिणात्यैर्महात्मभिः
tasyaivottaradigbhāge rudrakoṭirdvijottamāḥ | asti saṃpūjitā viprai rdākṣiṇātyairmahātmabhiḥ
तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे रुद्रकोटिर्द्विजोत्तमाः। अस्ति संपूजिता विप्रैर्दाक्षिणात्यैर्महात्मभिः॥
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Rudrakoṭi
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (best of brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A northern-bank shrine-grove: a simple liṅga under trees, surrounded by many brāhmaṇas performing pūjā; a group of southern pilgrims arrives with offerings, signifying long-distance devotion.
FAQs
Holy places gain renown through sustained worship and the devotion of realized devotees, making tīrtha-yātrā a dharmic path.
Rudrakoṭi, identified as a revered tīrtha located to the north of the previously mentioned sacred area.
Worship (pūjā) by devotees—especially Brahmins—is indicated as the defining practice associated with Rudrakoṭi.
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