Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
नियमस्था ततो भूत्वा सम्प्राप्ता नर्मदां नदीम् । शिवस्वेदोद्भवां देवीं सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम्
niyamasthā tato bhūtvā samprāptā narmadāṃ nadīm | śivasvedodbhavāṃ devīṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm
Puis, établie dans les observances et la discipline, elle parvint au fleuve Narmadā—la Déesse que l’on dit née de la sueur de Śiva—qui anéantit tous les péchés.
Narrator
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Scene: A vow-observant pilgrim woman arrives at the banks of the Narmadā, envisioned as a radiant goddess born of Śiva’s sweat, her current shimmering with sanctity.
FAQs
It proclaims the Revā/Narmadā as a supremely purifying goddess-river, approached through niyama (disciplined practice).
The Revā—Narmadā river itself is glorified as a divine tīrtha, famed for removing sins.
While not explicit, the Revā Māhātmya context implies tīrtha-sevā such as disciplined observance and sacred river practices (notably snāna) at Narmadā.