Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
रुद्रप्रसादान्मुक्त्वा मां नर्मदां चाप्ययोनिजाम् । युगानामयुतं देवो मया चाद्य बुभक्षणात्
rudraprasādānmuktvā māṃ narmadāṃ cāpyayonijām | yugānāmayutaṃ devo mayā cādya bubhakṣaṇāt
Par la grâce de Rudra, m’épargnant, ainsi que Narmadā, née sans matrice, le Dieu (de la dissolution) s’abstint de nous dévorer durant dix mille yugas; et, aujourd’hui encore, il ne la dévore pas.
Narrator in the Revā Khaṇḍa (contextual purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Scene: Amid a devouring cosmic dissolution deity, a luminous ribbon of Narmadā remains untouched; Rudra’s gesture of grace forms a protective aura around the river and the speaking entity, while time cycles (yugas) are suggested as turning wheels.
FAQs
Śiva/Rudra’s grace can place a sacred tīrtha beyond the reach of cosmic destruction, showing the supremacy of divine protection over time.
Narmadā (Revā), praised as an imperishable tīrtha protected by Rudra.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse explains the theological basis for Narmadā’s exceptional sanctity.