Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
ब्रह्मोवाच । जगद्धिताय जनिता मया त्वं परमेश्वरि । स्वर्गान्मर्त्यं ततो याहि लोकानां हितकाम्यया
brahmovāca | jagaddhitāya janitā mayā tvaṃ parameśvari | svargānmartyaṃ tato yāhi lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
ブラフマーは言った。「世界の安寧のために、我は汝を生み出した、至上の女神よ。ゆえに天界より人界へ赴き、あらゆる存在の幸福を願いなさい。」
Brahmā
Tirtha: Revā/Kapilā
Type: tirtha
Scene: Brahmā speaks authoritatively, commissioning Kapilā/Revā to leave heaven and go to the mortal realm for the welfare of worlds; a visual of descent from celestial clouds to an earthly river valley.
FAQs
Divine power is directed toward lokahita—active compassion and protection within the mortal world.
The Revā (Narmadā) region forms the broader sacred-geography context, though the verse itself describes the Devī’s descent rather than a named tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; it is an instruction establishing the Devī’s mission.