Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11
ईश्वर उवाच । एतास्तु धिष्णिनाम्न्यो वै भविष्यन्ति सरिद्वराः । पत्न्यस्तव विशालाक्ष्यो वेदे ख्याता न संशयः
īśvara uvāca | etāstu dhiṣṇināmnyo vai bhaviṣyanti saridvarāḥ | patnyastava viśālākṣyo vede khyātā na saṃśayaḥ
イーシュヴァラは言った。「これらの勝れた河川は、まことに『ディシュニー』の名で知られるであろう。汝の妻となるのだ――大いなる眼をもつ女神たちとして、ヴェーダに称えられる、疑いない。」
Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)
Tirtha: Dhiṣṇī-nāmnyāḥ saritaḥ (Revā and sixteen rivers)
Type: river
Listener: Revā-māhātmya audience
Scene: Śiva pronounces the decree: the rivers become ‘Dhiṣṇī-named’ and Agni’s wives; the river-devīs appear wide-eyed, radiant, adorned, standing in reverent formation as the divine word consecrates them.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-glory is anchored in Vedic sanctity; Śiva affirms the rivers’ divine status and renown.
The river-divinities, led by Narmadā (Revā), are glorified as foremost sacred rivers within this tīrtha-cycle.
No direct prescription; the verse provides theological validation for honoring these rivers in worship and rite.
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