Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71
विघ्नैरनेकैरतियोज्यमाना ये तीरमुझन्ति न नर्मदायाः । ते चैव सर्वस्य हितार्थभूता वन्द्याश्च ते सर्वजनस्य मान्याः
vighnairanekairatiyojyamānā ye tīramujhanti na narmadāyāḥ | te caiva sarvasya hitārthabhūtā vandyāśca te sarvajanasya mānyāḥ
Ceux qui, bien que pressés par de nombreux obstacles, n’abandonnent pas la rive de la Narmadā, deviennent des instruments du bien de tous ; ils sont dignes de vénération et honorés par chacun.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Narmadā-taṭa
Type: ghat
Scene: Devotees remain on the Narmadā bank through storms, illness, and social pressures; they continue lamp-lighting and service, and the community benefits—travelers are sheltered, the hungry fed, and the riverbank kept pure.
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Steadfastness in sacred practice at a tīrtha transforms the devotee into a benefactor of society and worthy of reverence.
The Narmadā riverbank (Revā-tīra).
A practical vow-like instruction: do not give up the Narmadā’s bank even when impediments arise.