Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
नद्यश्च पूता विमला भवन्ति त्वां देवि सम्प्राप्य न संशयोऽत्र । दुःखातुराणामभयं ददासि शिष्टैरनेकैरभिपूजितासि
nadyaśca pūtā vimalā bhavanti tvāṃ devi samprāpya na saṃśayo'tra | duḥkhāturāṇāmabhayaṃ dadāsi śiṣṭairanekairabhipūjitāsi
Auch die anderen Flüsse werden, o Göttin, rein und makellos, wenn sie dich erreichen—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Den vom Leid Bedrängten schenkst du Furchtlosigkeit, und du wirst von vielen Rechtschaffenen und Gelehrten verehrt.
Devotees/pilgrims (stuti within Revā-māhātmya context; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) sangamas (confluences)
Type: sangam
Scene: Multiple tributary streams approach and merge into the radiant Revā; as they meet, their waters turn crystal-clear. On the ghats, learned śiṣṭas perform worship, while distressed pilgrims receive abhaya (fearlessness) through the Devī’s blessing.
FAQs
Association with the highest tīrtha purifies even the already-sacred, and devotion yields inner fearlessness amid suffering.
The Revā (Narmadā), depicted as a supreme purifier that sanctifies other rivers upon confluence/approach.
No direct prescription; the verse implies pilgrimage and worship (pūjā) performed by śiṣṭas at the river.