Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
स्थापितश्च महादेवस्तत्र कोटीश्वरो नृप । तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशं सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्
sthāpitaśca mahādevastatra koṭīśvaro nṛpa | taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśaṃ siddhiṃ prāpnotyanuttamām
اے بادشاہ! وہاں مہادیو کو کوٹیشور کے روپ میں قائم کیا گیا ہے۔ اُس دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا، دیودیوَیشور کے درشن سے انسان بے مثال روحانی کمال پاتا ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing the King)
Tirtha: Koṭīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: A king (nṛpa)
Scene: A riverside Śiva shrine where Koṭīśvara-liṅga stands installed; a king and pilgrims approach with folded hands as the aura of Mahādeva radiates, suggesting siddhi-bestowal.
FAQs
Śiva’s consecrated presence at a tīrtha makes mere darśana a transformative act leading to supreme siddhi.
Koṭīśvara—Śiva established at the Koṭīśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s southern bank.
Darśana of Koṭīśvara is highlighted; the verse also implies the site’s pratiṣṭhā (installation) tradition.