Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30
अनेकसंसारभयार्दितानां पापैरनेकैरभिवेष्टितानाम् । गतिस्त्वमम्भोजसमानवक्त्रे द्वन्द्वैरनेकैरभिसंवृतानाम्
anekasaṃsārabhayārditānāṃ pāpairanekairabhiveṣṭitānām | gatistvamambhojasamānavaktre dvandvairanekairabhisaṃvṛtānām
Pour ceux que tourmentent les multiples peurs de l’existence mondaine, pour ceux qu’enserrent d’innombrables péchés—Tu es le refuge, ô toi au visage de lotus, pour ceux qu’enveloppent tant de couples d’opposés.
Devotees/dvijas addressing Revā as Devī
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: A weary pilgrim surrounded by symbolic ‘dvandva’ forms (heat/cold, praise/blame, gain/loss) approaches the serene lotus-faced Revā-devī; the opposites fade into mist as the devotee nears the river’s calm flow.
FAQs
The tīrtha-devī is portrayed as the ultimate refuge for those trapped in sin, fear, and the dualities of worldly life.
Revā/Narmadā, praised as ‘gati’—the saving refuge.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse teaches reliance upon the tīrtha through devotion and approach.