Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96
सन्निधत्ते शिवो विष्णुरुमा मा च सरस्वती । धनुष्कोटौ तपस्तप्त्वा देवाश्च ऋषयस्तथा
sannidhatte śivo viṣṇurumā mā ca sarasvatī | dhanuṣkoṭau tapastaptvā devāśca ṛṣayastathā
ที่นี่พระศิวะและพระวิษณุสถิตอยู่ พร้อมทั้งพระอุมา และพระแม่สรัสวตีด้วย. ณ ธนุษโกฏิ เหล่าเทพและฤๅษีทั้งหลายได้บำเพ็ญตบะแล้ว จึงดำรงสถิตอยู่เป็นนิตย์.
Sūta (deduced, Setukhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ (continuing audience)
Scene: On the Dhanuṣkoṭi shore, Śiva and Viṣṇu stand together in serene concord; Umā and Sarasvatī flank them. Around, devas and sages perform tapas—some seated in meditation, some offering water to the sea—signifying the site’s ascetic potency.
FAQs
Dhanuṣkoṭi is portrayed as a unifying sacred center where major deities and sages converge, validating it as an exceptionally powerful tīrtha.
Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as having been performed there by gods and sages; the verse implies the site’s suitability for tapas and worship.