Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
केषु स्थानेषु तीर्थेषु पूजनीया सरिद्वरा । तीर्थानि च पृथग्ब्रूहि यत्र संनिहितो हरः
keṣu sthāneṣu tīrtheṣu pūjanīyā saridvarā | tīrthāni ca pṛthagbrūhi yatra saṃnihito haraḥ
في أي المواضع وأيّ التيـرثات تُعبَد هذه السيدة بين الأنهار؟ أخبرني على وجه التفصيل بالتيـرثات التي يحضر فيها هارا (شيفا) حضورًا خاصًّا.
An inquiring sage (listener) within the Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā tīrthas (introductory query)
Type: river
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (explicit)
Scene: A royal inquirer (Yudhiṣṭhira) respectfully questions a sage about the Narmadā’s worship-sites and the tīrthas where Śiva is specially present; the river is suggested as a luminous ribbon behind them.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not random wandering; it is guided by loci of divine presence (sannidhi), especially where Śiva is said to abide.
The verse points broadly to Narmadā tīrthas, particularly those marked by Śiva’s presence; specific names are expected in subsequent verses.
Worship (pūjā) of the river-Goddess at designated tīrthas is implied, though no procedure is specified here.