Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
तत्र तीर्थे तु यत्किंचिच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् । क्रियते नृपशार्दूल सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
tatra tīrthe tu yatkiṃcicchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | kriyate nṛpaśārdūla sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
ณ ตีรถะนั้น ข้าแต่นฤปศารทูล ผู้เป็นพยัคฆ์แห่งหมู่กษัตริย์ สิ่งใดก็ตามที่กระทำ—จะเป็นมงคลหรืออวมงคล—ล้วนทวีคูณเป็นโกฏิเท่า
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)
Tirtha: Koṭī-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: King (nṛpaśārdūla)
Scene: A didactic tableau: on one side devotees performing charity and worship with radiant results; on the other, a figure committing a minor offense at the tīrtha and facing a shadowy, magnified consequence—illustrating koṭi-guṇa karma.
FAQs
Powerful sacred places magnify consequences; therefore pilgrims should be especially mindful and virtuous.
The Koṭīśvara/Koṭī Tīrtha area praised in Adhyāya 224.
No specific ritual; it gives a cautionary dharma principle about amplified results of actions at the tīrtha.