Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

कोटितीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं तीर्थं काकह्रदं तथा । जम्बुकेश्वरतीर्थं च सारस्वतमतः परम्

Transliteration

koṭitīrthasya māhātmyaṃ tīrthaṃ kākahradaṃ tathā | jambukeśvaratīrthaṃ ca sārasvatamataḥ param

Translation

کوٹی تیرتھ کی مہاتمیا، اور اسی طرح کاکہرد نامی تیرتھ؛ نیز جمبوکیشور تیرتھ؛ اور اس کے بعد سارسوت روایت کے نام سے معروف نہایت اُتم بیان۔

Word by Word

• कोटि-तीर्थस्य: of Koṭitīrtha
• कोटि-तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कोटीनां तीर्थम्’/‘कोटि-नाम तीर्थम्’ (name)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नाम (glory)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• काकह्रदम्: Kākahrada (lake/ford)
• काकह्रदम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकह्रद (प्रातिपदिक; काक + ह्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘काकानां ह्रदः’/‘काक-सम्बन्धी ह्रदः’ (name)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ

• जम्बुकेश्वर-तीर्थम्: Jambukeśvara-tīrtha
• जम्बुकेश्वर-तीर्थम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुकेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जम्बुक + ईश्वर) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘जम्बुकेश्वरस्य तीर्थम्’ (name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• सारस्वतम्: Sārasvata (tīrtha/thing)
• सारस्वतम्: Karma/Predicate Noun (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत् (Sārasvata, related to Sarasvatī)

• मतः: according to (the) view
• मतः: Hetu/Source (Reason/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/√मि ‘to think’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थ (from opinion/according to view)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha; Kākahrada; Jambukeśvara-tīrtha; Sārasvata (kathā/paramparā)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages (munis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like procession: pilgrims move from a broad river ghat labeled Koṭitīrtha to a shaded pond (Kākahrada) with birds; then to a shrine under a jambu tree (Jambukeśvara); finally a small āśrama where sages teach (Sārasvata).

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha
• Kākahrada
• Jambukeśvara-tīrtha
• Sārasvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is framed as dharma-in-action: remembering and visiting named tīrthas is itself a purifying discipline that connects the devotee to sacred history and merit (puṇya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha, Kākahrada, and Jambukeśvara-tīrtha are explicitly listed as revered sites in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it functions as a catalog/introduction to the māhātmya of these tīrthas.