Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 130
कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कृत्वा प्रयत्नतः । दानं दद्याद्यथाशक्त्या शृणुध्वं तत्फलं हि मे
koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā prayatnataḥ | dānaṃ dadyādyathāśaktyā śṛṇudhvaṃ tatphalaṃ hi me
人在科提提尔塔（Koṭitīrtha）沐浴之后，应当勤谨地行施罗达（śrāddha）祭仪，并随力布施。请听我说其所得之果报。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages/brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pilgrims/assembly (implied)
Scene: Pilgrim at a river/pond steps into water for snāna; nearby a śrāddha setup with kuśa grass, piṇḍas, and a brāhmaṇa; then a dāna moment—offering food/coins/cloth—while Skanda’s voice is implied as narrator.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by dharmic action—purification (snāna), gratitude to ancestors (śrāddha), and generosity (dāna).
Koṭitīrtha.
Snāna at Koṭitīrtha, then śrāddha performed with care, followed by dāna according to one’s means.