येऽपि भक्तया सकृत्तोये नर्मदाया महेश्वरम् । स्नात्वा ते सर्वं पापं नाशयन्त्यसंशयम्
ye'pi bhaktayā sakṛttoye narmadāyā maheśvaram | snātvā te sarvaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayantyasaṃśayam
Même ceux qui, avec dévotion, se baignent une seule fois dans les eaux de Narmadā, en lien avec Maheśvara, détruisent tout péché, sans aucun doute.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate narrative context; explicit in Adhyāya 9 opening)
Tirtha: Maheśvara-tīrtha on Narmadā (Maheshwar)
Type: ghat
Scene: At Maheshwar’s stepped ghats, a devotee enters the Narmadā once with folded hands; above, a subtle vision of Maheśvara (Śiva) or a liṅga radiates, while dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve into the water’s light.
Devotional contact with a supreme tīrtha—Narmadā—brings powerful purification, especially when oriented toward Śiva.
Narmadā (Revā) as a sin-destroying river-tīrtha associated with Maheśvara.
Sakṛt-snānā: bathing even once in Narmadā’s waters with devotion (bhakti) and Śiva (Maheśvara) in view.