Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
प्रणम्य बटुभिः सार्धं स चिक्रीड यथासुखम् । द्वितीये तु ततः प्राप्ते दिवसे नर्मदाजले
praṇamya baṭubhiḥ sārdhaṃ sa cikrīḍa yathāsukham | dvitīye tu tataḥ prāpte divase narmadājale
Nachdem er sich verneigt hatte, spielte er zusammen mit den jungen Schülern nach Herzenslust; und als dann der zweite Tag kam, in den Wassern der Narmadā …
Narrative speaker not explicit in excerpt
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: A group of brahmacārins with their companions, after bowing, enjoy playful sport near/within the Narmadā; morning light on rippling water.
FAQs
Life near a tīrtha integrates reverence (praṇāma) with simple living—discipline and natural joy coexist.
The Narmadā waters themselves, central to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-mahātmya.
No explicit rite here; it transitions the story to events occurring in Narmadā-jala (Narmadā waters).