Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
त्वया सह भविष्यामि एकेनांशेन सुव्रते । महापातकयुक्तानामौषधं त्वं भविष्यसि
tvayā saha bhaviṣyāmi ekenāṃśena suvrate | mahāpātakayuktānāmauṣadhaṃ tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
Ô toi aux vœux excellents, je demeurerai avec toi par une part de moi-même. Pour ceux que chargent de grands péchés, tu deviendras le remède.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: river
Listener: Narmadā Devī (addressed as suvrate)
Scene: Śiva bestowing a portion of his presence into the river; Narmadā as a radiant goddess whose waters glow like healing nectar; sinners approach burdened, emerge purified and calm.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely purifying when divinity abides in it; Śiva’s partial presence makes Narmadā a healing force for grave karmic burdens.
Narmadā (Revā) as a Śaiva tīrtha where Śiva is declared to be specially present.
No explicit ritual is named; the implication is that contact with the river—especially snāna and devotion—acts as ‘medicine’ for sin.