Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
पूजयन्त इदं देवाः पूजिता गुरवश्च तैः । नर्मदा पूजिता तेन भगवांश्च महेश्वरः
pūjayanta idaṃ devāḥ pūjitā guravaśca taiḥ | narmadā pūjitā tena bhagavāṃśca maheśvaraḥ
この（聖なる教え）を礼拝すれば、諸デーヴァは敬われ、またそれによってグルも敬われる。かくしてナルマダーは礼拝され、さらに福徳なる主マヘーシュヴァラ（シヴァ）もまた礼拝される。
Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee reverently worships a palm-leaf manuscript of the Narmadā-carita on a low altar; behind, the river flows with ghāṭa steps; above, devas and gurus receive the offering, while Maheśvara appears in subtle radiance acknowledging the act.
FAQs
Venerating sacred scripture and its teaching is treated as veneration of devas, gurus, Narmadā, and ultimately Śiva.
Narmadā (Revā) as a living tīrtha, linked directly to worship of Maheśvara.
Pūjā/ सम्मान—honoring the text/teaching as an act of worship.