Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
यस्मिन्यस्मिंश्च देवे तु तांतामीशोऽददात्प्रभुः । स्वभावैकतया भक्त्या तामेत्यान्तः प्रलीयते
yasminyasmiṃśca deve tu tāṃtāmīśo'dadātprabhuḥ | svabhāvaikatayā bhaktyā tāmetyāntaḥ pralīyate
Vers quelque divinité que l’on se tourne, le Seigneur accorde l’accomplissement correspondant. Par une dévotion devenue une avec sa propre nature, on atteint Cela et l’on s’y résorbe au-dedans.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: Multiple shrines along a riverbank—varied deities worshipped—yet a single luminous presence behind them; a devotee’s silhouette gradually merges into the deity’s aura, symbolizing laya through naturalized devotion.
FAQs
The Lord responds to the devotee’s chosen form: sincere bhakti culminates in union—an inward merging with the worshipped reality.
Within the Narmadā Māhātmya frame, the teaching supports Narmadā as a universal tīrtha where many forms of worship bear fruit.
No fixed rite is commanded; the prescription is principled—worship one’s chosen deity with wholehearted devotion.