Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
त्यक्त्वा गङ्गां तदा राज्ञी गता काष्ठां तु दक्षिणाम् । प्राप्ता सा सचिवैः सार्द्धं यत्र रेवा महानदी
tyaktvā gaṅgāṃ tadā rājñī gatā kāṣṭhāṃ tu dakṣiṇām | prāptā sā sacivaiḥ sārddhaṃ yatra revā mahānadī
ثم إن الملكة، وقد تركت الغانغا وراءها، سارت نحو الناحية الجنوبية. ومعها حاشيتها، بلغت الموضع الذي يجري فيه نهر ريفا العظيم.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A southward journey scene: the queen and attendants travel through forests and plains; the first sight of the broad Revā river appears, with shimmering waters and a welcoming ghat.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is depicted as purposeful movement from one sacred landscape to another, guided by dharma and resolve.
Revā (Narmadā), introduced as a ‘mahānadī’ and major sacred river of pilgrimage.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse frames the transition into Revā-tīrtha territory.