मच्छकेश्वरतीर्थं च शिखितीर्थं च शोभनम् । कोटितीर्थं मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तत्र कोटीश्वरी मृडा
macchakeśvaratīrthaṃ ca śikhitīrthaṃ ca śobhanam | koṭitīrthaṃ muniśreṣṭhāstatra koṭīśvarī mṛḍā
وہاں مچھکیشور تیرتھ اور خوبصورت شِکھی تیرتھ ہیں؛ اور کوٹی تیرتھ بھی ہے—اے بہترین رشیو، وہاں مہربان دیوی کوٹیشوری (مِڑھا) حاضر ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya/Revā narrative frame)
Tirtha: Macchakeśvara-tīrtha; Śikhi-tīrtha; Koṭi-tīrtha (Koṭīśvarī present)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: Three riverbank stations: Macchakeśvara (Shiva shrine with fish motif near water), Śikhi-tīrtha (peacock imagery, iridescent feathers), and Koṭi-tīrtha where Koṭīśvarī Devī manifests—radiant, compassionate, seated near a thousand lamps reflected in the river.
Pilgrimage is not only to rivers and fords but also to living centers of Śakti—where the Goddess is specially said to abide.
Macchakeśvara-tīrtha, Śikhi-tīrtha, and Koṭi-tīrtha are named, with Koṭīśvarī highlighted as presiding there.
No explicit prescription is stated; the verse emphasizes sanctity and divine presence.