Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
उद्धृता जगती येन सर्वदेवनमस्कृता । लोकानुग्रहबुद्ध्या च संस्थितो नर्मदातटे
uddhṛtā jagatī yena sarvadevanamaskṛtā | lokānugrahabuddhyā ca saṃsthito narmadātaṭe
He who lifted up the Earth—revered by all the gods—has, out of compassion for the welfare of the worlds, taken his station on the bank of the Narmadā.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)
Tirtha: Jayavārāha (associated)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Varāha, revered by devas, stands on the Narmadā bank; the Earth (Bhūdevī) is shown uplifted/protected; devas bow; the river glows as a compassionate sanctuary.
FAQs
The Lord’s presence at a tīrtha is framed as compassionate accessibility—divinity becomes approachable for the good of all.
The Narmadā riverbank location of Jayavārāha (Jayavārāha Tīrtha).
None explicitly; the verse establishes the deity’s sanctifying presence, preparing for practices like darśana and snāna.