Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थं पूर्वकल्पे श्रीनिधानं द्वितीयके । तृतीये शतधारं च चक्रतीर्थं चतुर्थके

Transliteration

koṭitīrthaṃ pūrvakalpe śrīnidhānaṃ dvitīyake | tṛtīye śatadhāraṃ ca cakratīrthaṃ caturthake

Translation

Sa dating kalpa ito’y tinawag na Koṭitīrtha; sa ikalawa, Śrīnidhāna; sa ikatlo, Śatadhārā; at sa ikaapat, Cakratīrtha.

Word by Word

• कोटितीर्थम्: (called) Koṭitīrtha
• कोटितीर्थम्: Karma (Object—name stated/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (नामरूपे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोटीनां तीर्थम्)

• पूर्वकल्पे: in the former kalpa
• पूर्वकल्पे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पूर्वः कल्पः)

• श्रीनिधानम्: (called) Śrīnidhāna
• श्रीनिधानम्: Karma (Object—name stated/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (नामरूपे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रिया निधानम्)

• द्वितीयके: in the second (kalpa)
• द्वितीयके: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘द्वितीयक’ = द्वितीय-कल्पे (in the second)

• तृतीये: in the third (kalpa)
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तृतीय-कल्पे)

• शतधारम्: (called) Śatadhāra
• शतधारम्: Karma (Object—name stated/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (नामरूपे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शतानां धाराः यस्य) / रूढिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• चक्रतीर्थम्: (called) Cakratīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थम्: Karma (Object—name stated/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (नामरूपे); तत्पुरुषः (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• चतुर्थके: in the fourth (kalpa)
• चतुर्थके: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘चतुर्थक’ = चतुर्थ-कल्पे (in the fourth)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Mahādevī-addressed dialogue in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha / Śrīnidhāna / Śatadhārā / Cakratīrtha (same locus across kalpas)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-panel (or concentric) depiction of the same sacred ford across four kalpas, each labeled with its name: Koṭitīrtha (crowded with countless pilgrims), Śrīnidhāna (Lakṣmī-like prosperity motifs), Śatadhārā (hundred streams pouring in), Cakratīrtha (Viṣṇu’s cakra emblem shining on the water).

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha
• Śrīnidhāna
• Śatadhārā
• Cakratīrtha
• Kalpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place endures across cosmic cycles, known by different names yet retaining its sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The principal tīrtha of Prabhāsakṣetra, identified through its kalpa-wise names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse provides the tīrtha’s traditional names by kalpa.