Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वा ऋषयो ये तथामलाः । कोटितीर्थे परां सिद्धिं सम्प्राप्ता भुवि दुर्लभाम्
tatra devāḥ sagandharvā ṛṣayo ye tathāmalāḥ | koṭitīrthe parāṃ siddhiṃ samprāptā bhuvi durlabhām
وہاں گندھرووں سمیت دیوتا، اور اسی طرح بے داغ رِشی، کوٹی تیرتھ میں وہ اعلیٰ سِدھی پا گئے جو دنیا میں نہایت نایاب ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha (associated with Koṭīśvara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial gathering at Koṭitīrtha: devas and gandharvas hover or stand with instruments, while luminous ṛṣis meditate near the Koṭīśvara shrine; the river glows, indicating ‘durlabhā siddhi’.
FAQs
Association with a great tīrtha purifies even exalted beings and grants rare siddhi—thereby encouraging human pilgrimage and practice.
Koṭitīrtha/Koṭīśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā, as introduced in this adhyāya.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights the attained siddhi as the site’s hallmark fruit.