Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
एवं दत्त्वा वरं ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ प्रभुः । कोटितीर्थं च संजातं ततः प्रभृति विश्रुतम्
evaṃ dattvā varaṃ brahmā brahmalokaṃ yayau prabhuḥ | koṭitīrthaṃ ca saṃjātaṃ tataḥ prabhṛti viśrutam
یوں برکت کا ور دے کر پروردگار برہما برہملوک کو روانہ ہوئے؛ اور اسی وقت سے یہ مقام ‘کوٹی تیرتھ’ کے نام سے دور دور تک مشہور ہو گیا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: Brahmā, after granting a boon, rises from the riverbank and ascends toward Brahmaloka; below, the ford is marked and begins to be celebrated as Koṭitīrtha.
FAQs
Sacred places gain enduring renown through divine sanction and boon-granting episodes recorded in Purāṇic memory.
Koṭitīrtha, whose fame is linked to Brahmā’s boon and departure to Brahmaloka.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse explains the tīrtha’s celebrated origin and renown.