Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
किमन्यैः सरितां तोयैः सेवितैस्तु सहस्रशः । यदि संसेव्यते तोयं रेवायाः पापनाशनम्
kimanyaiḥ saritāṃ toyaiḥ sevitaistu sahasraśaḥ | yadi saṃsevyate toyaṃ revāyāḥ pāpanāśanam
Wozu die Wasser anderer Flüsse aufsuchen, und sei es tausendfach, wenn man das Wasser der Revā, den Vernichter der Sünden, in Andacht trinkt und verehrt?
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Dvijāḥ
Scene: Devotees at a Narmadā ghāṭa offering arghya and taking snāna; in the background, faint silhouettes of other rivers fade, emphasizing Revā’s singular power.
FAQs
Revā’s water is presented as uniquely purifying; sincere resort to it surpasses repeated resort to other waters.
Revā/Narmadā herself—her water is treated as the core tīrtha.
Sevā/saṃsevana of Revā’s water—understood as reverent use such as sipping (ācamana), bathing (snāna), and ritual application.