The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
श्रीदेवरवातोत्पत्तिश्च व्यासगौतमतीर्थयोः । कुलसंतारमाहात्म्यं रामकोट्याह्वतीर्थयोः ॥ २०० ॥
śrīdevaravātotpattiśca vyāsagautamatīrthayoḥ | kulasaṃtāramāhātmyaṃ rāmakoṭyāhvatīrthayoḥ || 200 ||
ตอนนี้กล่าวถึงกำเนิดแห่งศรีเทวรวาตะ-ตีรถะ การปรากฏของสถานศักดิ์สิทธิ์คือ วยาสะ-ตีรถะ และ โคตมะ-ตีรถะ พร้อมทั้งมหิมาแห่งกุลสันตาระ และมหิทธิฤทธิ์ของตีรถะที่เรียกว่า รามโกฏิ
Suta (narrating an anukramanika/contents-style summary within the Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index), signaling that the text will explain the origins and spiritual merits (māhātmya) of specific tīrthas—places where pilgrimage, worship, and dharmic conduct are said to yield concentrated puṇya.
Bhakti is implied through tīrtha-māhātmya: visiting and honoring sacred places associated with revered sages and Rāma supports devotion by encouraging remembrance (smaraṇa), worship (pūjā), and faith in divine and saintly presence.
The verse is primarily a Purāṇic contents-summary rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; practically, it points to dharma-śāstric application—how tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage observances) and related rites are organized around named sacred sites and their prescribed merits.