Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र स्थाने महापुण्या देवैरुत्पादिता स्वयम् । ततो देवनदी जाता सा हिताय नृणां भुवि
tatra sthāne mahāpuṇyā devairutpāditā svayam | tato devanadī jātā sā hitāya nṛṇāṃ bhuvi
সেই স্থানতেই মহাপুণ্য ধাৰা দেৱতাসকলে স্বয়ং প্ৰকাশ কৰিলে। তাতেই সি ‘দেৱনদী’ ৰূপে জন্ম লৈ, পৃথিৱীত মানুহৰ কল্যাণৰ বাবে উদ্ভূত হ’ল।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Devanadī (in Revā-khaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pristine river-source manifests at a sacred spot; devas appear as unseen agents or as radiant figures invoking the stream; the river is personified as a goddess emerging for human welfare.
FAQs
Tīrthas exist for loka-saṅgraha: the sacred manifests in geography to uplift and protect human life.
“That place” (tatra sthāne) where the divine river arises is being sanctified; in this adhyāya it relates to Devāśilā/Puṇyā and the Gaṅgā descent setting.
None directly; the verse establishes the sanctity and purpose of the river, forming the basis for later snāna and tīrtha-sevā.