ऋषयः कोटिसंख्यातास्तस्मिन्सिद्धा यतः प्रिये । तेन कोटीश्वरं लिंगं नाम्ना ख्यातं धरातले
ṛṣayaḥ koṭisaṃkhyātāstasminsiddhā yataḥ priye | tena koṭīśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ nāmnā khyātaṃ dharātale
ऋषयः कोटिसंख्याता यत्र सिद्धिं समाप्नुवन्, हे प्रिये; तस्मात् तल्लिङ्गं धरातले ‘कोटीश्वर’ इति नाम्ना विख्यातम्।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Koṭīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (addressed as priye)
Scene: A serene coastal kṣetra with a Śiva-liṅga shrine; countless ṛṣis in matted locks sit in meditation around the liṅga, subtle radiance indicating siddhi; palm groves and sea-breeze atmosphere of Prabhāsa.
A tīrtha’s greatness is validated by realized beings: the sanctity of Koṭīśvara is tied to the siddhi of countless sages.
Koṭīśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No direct prescription; the verse provides the māhātmya-based name origin (khyāti) of the liṅga.
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