Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमिमागतोऽसौ ह्यचेतनः । नर्मदातटमाश्रित्य कर्षयन्निजविग्रहम्
praṇamya śirasā bhūmimāgato'sau hyacetanaḥ | narmadātaṭamāśritya karṣayannijavigraham
S’étant prosterné, la tête contre la terre, il arriva là comme privé de conscience ; prenant refuge sur la rive de la Narmadā, il traîna son propre corps.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing the tīrtha-narrative)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Listener: King (implicit)
Scene: A devotee collapses into full prostration, forehead to earth, appearing senseless; he crawls/drag-walks toward the Narmadā bank, the river shimmering as a compassionate refuge.
FAQs
True pilgrimage is marked by humility and surrender, even when the body is exhausted.
The Narmadā riverbank setting that leads into the Dārutīrtha glorification in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the pilgrim’s humbled approach and endurance.