Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 63
कालेन वृक्षाः प्रपतन्ति येऽपि महातरंगौघनिकृत्तमूलाः । ते नर्मदांभोभिरपास्तपापा देदीप्यमानास्त्रिदिवं प्रयान्ति
kālena vṛkṣāḥ prapatanti ye'pi mahātaraṃgaughanikṛttamūlāḥ | te narmadāṃbhobhirapāstapāpā dedīpyamānāstridivaṃ prayānti
Aun los árboles que, con el tiempo, caen con las raíces cercenadas por el ímpetu de grandes oleajes—purificados de pecado por las aguas de la Narmadā—parten resplandecientes hacia el cielo.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: river
Scene: A storm-swollen Narmadā with towering waves uprooting trees; the fallen trees, washed by the river, are shown as luminous forms ascending toward svarga.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s holiness is portrayed as universally purifying—its contact sanctifies even non-human beings.
Narmadā (Revā) and the sanctifying potency of her waters and waves.
No explicit rite; it underscores pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin) through Narmadā’s waters.
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