Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 121
Devanagari script
वरं दत्त्वा स्वयं तस्थौ महीनगरके शुभे । कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा नीलकण्ठं प्रपश्यति
Transliteration
varaṃ dattvā svayaṃ tasthau mahīnagarake śubhe | koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā nīlakaṇṭhaṃ prapaśyati
Translation
赐予恩愿之后，祂亲自安住于吉祥的摩诃伊那伽罗迦。凡在拘底圣渡（Koṭitīrtha）沐浴者，得见尼罗迦ṇṭha（湿婆）。
Word by Word
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular
दत्त्वाhaving granted
दत्त्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वा)
Formकृदन्त (क्त्वा), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — having given
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Agent emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — oneself/ personally
तस्थौremained/stood
तस्थौ:
Kriya (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — stood/remained
महीनगरकेin Mahīnagaraka
महीनगरके:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootमहीनगरक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; समास: मही+नगरक (तत्पुरुष)
शुभेauspicious
शुभे:
Adhikarana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; विशेषण (to महीनगरके)
कोटितीर्थेat Koṭitīrtha
कोटितीर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootकोटितीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular; समास: कोटि+तीर्थ (तत्पुरुष)
नरःa man/person
नरः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वा)
Formकृदन्त (क्त्वा), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — having bathed
नीलकण्ठम्Nīlakaṇṭha (Shiva)
नीलकण्ठम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootनील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular; समास: नीलः कण्ठः यस्य (कर्मधारय)
प्रपश्यतिbeholds/sees
प्रपश्यति:
Kriya (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√पश् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — sees/beholds
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: ghat
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Nārada (context from prior verse)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva, after granting a boon, abides in auspicious Mahīnagaraka; pilgrims descend steps into Koṭitīrtha to bathe, then proceed with wet hair and folded hands to behold Nīlakaṇṭha in a nearby shrine.
Characters & Entities
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MahīnagarakaK
KoṭitīrthaN
Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva)FAQs
Sacred bathing at a tīrtha is presented as a direct means to Śiva’s darśana and grace.
Koṭitīrtha, associated with Mahīnagaraka and the presence of Nīlakaṇṭha.
Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at Koṭitīrtha.