Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
गङ्गा तु वैष्णवी मूर्तिः सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । रुद्रदेहसमुद्भूता नर्मदा चैवमेव तु
gaṅgā tu vaiṣṇavī mūrtiḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | rudradehasamudbhūtā narmadā caivameva tu
Gaṅgā es en verdad una manifestación de Viṣṇu, destructora de todo pecado. Del mismo modo Narmadā, nacida del propio cuerpo de Rudra, posee ese mismo poder de aniquilar el pecado.
Unknown (narrative voice within Revākhaṇḍa; commonly framed as Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā and Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: Two river goddesses: Gaṅgā with Vaiṣṇava aura (conch/discus motifs) and Narmadā with Śaiva aura (trident/crescent motifs), both pouring purifying waters over devotees.
FAQs
Sacred rivers are divine embodiments whose darśana and contact destroy sin; Narmadā is affirmed as equal in sanctity to Gaṅgā.
Revā/Narmadā-tīrthas of the Revā Khaṇḍa; the river itself is the principal tīrtha.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse establishes theological identity and purity (sin-destruction) as the basis for tīrtha practice.