Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यत्किंचिच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् । क्रियते नृपशार्दूल सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yatkiṃcicchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham | kriyate nṛpaśārdūla sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

اس تیرتھ میں، اے شاہانِ عالم کے شیر، جو کچھ بھی کیا جائے—خواہ نیک ہو یا بد—سب کچھ کروڑ گنا بڑھ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषण/विरोधार्थक (particle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• शुभम्: auspicious; good
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; किंचित् विशेषयति

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: inauspicious; bad
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; किंचित् विशेषयति

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• नृप-शार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• नृप-शार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नृपाणां शार्दूलः)

• सर्वम्: all of it
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समस्तकर्म-समाहारार्थे

• कोटि-गुणम्: million-fold
• कोटि-गुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोट्या गुणः = million-fold)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpaśārdūla)

Visual Art Cues

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.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭīśvara Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Powerful sacred places magnify consequences; therefore pilgrims should be especially mindful and virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Koṭīśvara/Koṭī Tīrtha area praised in Adhyāya 224.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it gives a cautionary dharma principle about amplified results of actions at the tīrtha.