Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
ॐ नमः श्रीपुरुषोत्तमाय । ॐ नमः श्रीनर्मदायै । ॐ नमो हरिहरहिरण्यगर्भेभ्यो नमो व्यासवाल्मीकिशुकपराशरेभ्यो नमो गुरुगोब्राह्मणेभ्यः । ॐ मज्जन्मातङ्गगण्डच्युतमदमदिरामोदमत्तालिमालं स्नानैः सिद्धाङ्गनानां कुचयुगविगलत्कुङ्कुमासङ्गपिङ्गम् । सायं प्रातर्मुनीनां कुसुमचयसमाच्छन्नतीरस्थवृक्षं पायाद्वो नर्मदाम्भः करिमकरकराक्रान्तरहंस्तरंगम्
oṃ namaḥ śrīpuruṣottamāya | oṃ namaḥ śrīnarmadāyai | oṃ namo hariharahiraṇyagarbhebhyo namo vyāsavālmīkiśukaparāśarebhyo namo gurugobrāhmaṇebhyaḥ | oṃ majjanmātaṅgagaṇḍacyutamadamadirāmodamattālimālaṃ snānaiḥ siddhāṅganānāṃ kucayugavigalatkuṅkumāsaṅgapiṅgam | sāyaṃ prātarmunīnāṃ kusumacayasamācchannatīrasthavṛkṣaṃ pāyādvo narmadāmbhaḥ karimakarakarākrāntarahaṃstaraṃgam
オーム—吉祥なるプルショーत्तマに敬礼。オーム—尊きナルマダー（レーヴァー）に敬礼。ハリ、ハラ、ヒラニヤガルバに敬礼。ヴィヤーサ、ヴァールミーキ、シュカ、パラーシャラに敬礼。師（グル）、聖なる牛、そしてブラーフマナに敬礼。 願わくはナルマダーの水が汝らを守護せん。沐浴する象の頬より滴る酔わせる香液に薫り、入浴するシッダの乙女の胸より洗い流されるサフランにほのかに染まり、暁と黄昏に牟尼が摘み集めた花の山が岸辺の樹々を覆い、象と鰐の手に波がかき立てられ、その上を白鳥が静かに滑る、その聖なる流れよ。
Sūta (deduced maṅgalācaraṇa/narratorial invocation in Purāṇic style)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: river
Scene: A lush Narmadā panorama: elephants bathing with fragrant ichor, siddha maidens bathing with saffron-tinted water, sages gathering blossoms at dawn and dusk under flowering riverbank trees, swans gliding, crocodiles and makaras stirring waves; above, a maṅgala panel with ‘ॐ नमः’ salutations to Puruṣottama and Narmadā, and to Hari-Hara-Hiraṇyagarbha and the sages.
FAQs
Begin sacred study by honoring God, the holy river, the rishis, and dharmic pillars (guru, cow, brāhmaṇas); then receive the river’s protective grace.
The river Narmadā (Revā) herself—praised as a living tīrtha whose waters sanctify and protect.
Snāna (bathing/immersion) in the Narmadā is implied as a sanctifying act, framing the river as a purifier and protector.