Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । स्नानदानपरो यस्तु नित्यं धर्ममनुव्रतः । नर्मदातीरमाश्रित्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | snānadānaparo yastu nityaṃ dharmamanuvrataḥ | narmadātīramāśritya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Celui qui se voue au bain rituel et au don, et qui chaque jour suit le dharma—prenant refuge sur la rive de la Narmadā—est délivré de tous les péchés.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya teaches a pilgrim on the Narmadā ghat; devotees bathe at dawn and distribute alms; the river shines as a purifier, with subtle divine presence above the waters.
FAQs
Regular dharmic living, joined with tīrtha-practices like snāna and dāna at Narmadā, leads to purification from sin.
Narmadā-tīra (the banks of the Narmadā/Revā).
Snāna (holy bathing) and dāna (charity), coupled with daily dharma observance, while residing at/depending on Narmadā’s bank.