Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
नद्यश्च पूता विमला भवन्ति त्वां देवि सम्प्राप्य न संशयोऽत्र । दुःखातुराणामभयं ददासि शिष्टैरनेकैरभिपूजितासि
nadyaśca pūtā vimalā bhavanti tvāṃ devi samprāpya na saṃśayo'tra | duḥkhāturāṇāmabhayaṃ dadāsi śiṣṭairanekairabhipūjitāsi
حتى الأنهارُ الأخرى تصيرُ طاهرةً نقيّةً إذا بلغتْكِ يا إلهة؛ لا شكَّ في ذلك. وللمكروبينَ بالألمِ تمنحينَ الأمانَ من الخوف، وأنتِ مُعظَّمةٌ لدى كثيرٍ من الصالحينَ والعلماءِ.
Devotees/pilgrims (stuti within Revā-māhātmya context; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) sangamas (confluences)
Type: sangam
Scene: Multiple tributary streams approach and merge into the radiant Revā; as they meet, their waters turn crystal-clear. On the ghats, learned śiṣṭas perform worship, while distressed pilgrims receive abhaya (fearlessness) through the Devī’s blessing.
FAQs
Association with the highest tīrtha purifies even the already-sacred, and devotion yields inner fearlessness amid suffering.
The Revā (Narmadā), depicted as a supreme purifier that sanctifies other rivers upon confluence/approach.
No direct prescription; the verse implies pilgrimage and worship (pūjā) performed by śiṣṭas at the river.