Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तथा तीर्थकदम्बाश्च तेषु तीर्थविशेषतः । प्राधान्येन मया ख्याता यथासङ्ख्यं यथाक्रमम्
tathā tīrthakadambāśca teṣu tīrthaviśeṣataḥ | prādhānyena mayā khyātā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ yathākramam
同様に、それらの聖なる沐浴場の集まりの中で、主要なティールタ（聖地）はその重要性に従って、数と順序通りに私によって語られた。
Vāyu (as narrator, reporting the tradition within Revā-khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha-kadamba (collective)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprāḥ (assembled brāhmaṇas/sages)
Scene: A schematic sacred map: the Narmadā river as a flowing garland with labeled tīrtha ‘clusters’, the narrator indicating order and primacy.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not random; tīrthas are to be approached with discernment, honoring their traditional order and relative spiritual prominence.
The verse frames the greatness of the Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas collectively, preparing for a ranked, sequential listing of specific sites.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction is methodological—knowing and following the correct order and priority of tīrthas.