Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
सरांसि नद्यः क्षयमभ्युपेता घोरे युगेऽस्मिन् हि कलौ प्रदूषिते । त्वं भ्राजसे देवि जलौघपूर्णा दिवीव नक्षत्रपथे च गङ्गा
sarāṃsi nadyaḥ kṣayamabhyupetā ghore yuge'smin hi kalau pradūṣite | tvaṃ bhrājase devi jalaughapūrṇā divīva nakṣatrapathe ca gaṅgā
In diesem schrecklichen Kali-Zeitalter, da Seen und Flüsse schwinden und verunreinigt sind, strahlst allein du, o Göttin, erfüllt von Wasserströmen, wie die himmlische Gaṅgā, die auf dem Sternenpfad des Himmels glänzt.
Ṛṣis/devotees praising Revā (Narmadā) (deduced from stotra context)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A parched, darkened landscape with shrunken, muddy lakes and rivers; at center, Revā shines full and bright, her flood-like waters luminous; above, a starry band like the Milky Way echoes her radiance as ‘divīva gaṅgā’.
FAQs
Even in Kali-yuga’s decline, the sacred river Revā (Narmadā) remains a radiant, living source of purity and divine support.
Revā/Narmadā herself—the sacred river-tīrtha celebrated throughout the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse functions as praise (stuti) highlighting Narmadā’s undiminished sanctity.