Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र स्थाने महापुण्या देवैरुत्पादिता स्वयम् । ततो देवनदी जाता सा हिताय नृणां भुवि
tatra sthāne mahāpuṇyā devairutpāditā svayam | tato devanadī jātā sā hitāya nṛṇāṃ bhuvi
En ce lieu même se manifesta d’elle‑même la rivière très sainte, engendrée par les devas. De là, elle devint la Devanadī, née sur la terre pour le bien des hommes.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Devanadī (in Revā-khaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pristine river-source manifests at a sacred spot; devas appear as unseen agents or as radiant figures invoking the stream; the river is personified as a goddess emerging for human welfare.
FAQs
Tīrthas exist for loka-saṅgraha: the sacred manifests in geography to uplift and protect human life.
“That place” (tatra sthāne) where the divine river arises is being sanctified; in this adhyāya it relates to Devāśilā/Puṇyā and the Gaṅgā descent setting.
None directly; the verse establishes the sanctity and purpose of the river, forming the basis for later snāna and tīrtha-sevā.