Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55
इति निगदितमेतन्नर्मदायाश्चरित्रं पवनगदितमग्र्यं शर्ववक्त्रादवाप्य । त्रिभुवनजनवन्द्यं त्वेतदादौ मुनीनां कुलपतिपुरतस्तत्सूतमुख्येन साधु
iti nigaditametannarmadāyāścaritraṃ pavanagaditamagryaṃ śarvavaktrādavāpya | tribhuvanajanavandyaṃ tvetadādau munīnāṃ kulapatipuratastatsūtamukhyena sādhu
Demikianlah riwayat luhur tentang Narmadā ini telah dinyatakan—mula-mula diucapkan oleh Pavana, dan diperoleh dari mulut Śarva (Śiva). Dipuja oleh insan di tiga alam, kisah ini sejak awal disampaikan dengan tepat di hadapan para muni, di hadapan pemimpin mereka, oleh sūta yang paling utama itu.
Sūta (explicit: sūta-mukhya; closing colophon of the narration)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis led by their kulapati
Scene: A concluding scene: a Sūta recites the Narmadā-caritra before an assembly of sages led by their kulapati; above/behind, Śiva as the ultimate source and Pavana as the first speaker are suggested as a lineage of transmission; the river Narmadā is personified, revered by beings of the three worlds.
FAQs
The sanctity of a tīrtha-narrative is reinforced through its divine lineage of transmission, establishing it as worthy of faith, hearing, and preservation.
The Narmadā (Revā) river and her sacred narrative tradition.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse functions as an authoritative conclusion and validation of the Māhātmya narration.