Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 174
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । गते चादर्शनं तत्र स राजा विस्मयान्वितः । तीर्थमाहात्म्यमतुलं वर्णयन्स्वपुरं गतः
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | gate cādarśanaṃ tatra sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ | tīrthamāhātmyamatulaṃ varṇayansvapuraṃ gataḥ
قال شري ماركاندييا: «فلما مضى وغاب عن الأنظار هناك، عاد الملك، وقد امتلأ دهشة، إلى مدينته، وهو يذيع عظمة ذلك التيرثا التي لا نظير لها».
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā ford)
Type: ghat
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya narrates; the king, still astonished, travels home and addresses his people, describing the incomparable tīrtha’s glory.
FAQs
Experiencing sacred power leads to kīrtana—sharing the tīrtha’s glory so others may gain faith and merit.
A Narmadā tīrtha within Revākhaṇḍa (the verse refers to “that tīrtha,” continuing the prior episode).
No specific rite; the emphasis is on narrating and spreading tīrtha-māhātmya as a dharmic act.