Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
तत्र स्थाने महापुण्या देवैरुत्पादिता स्वयम् । ततो देवनदी जाता सा हिताय नृणां भुवि
tatra sthāne mahāpuṇyā devairutpāditā svayam | tato devanadī jātā sā hitāya nṛṇāṃ bhuvi
まさにその場所で、大神聖なる流れが、諸天によって自ら生み出されて顕れた。そこから彼女はデーヴァナディー（神々の河）となり、人々の益のために地上に現れた。
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Devanadī (in Revā-khaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pristine river-source manifests at a sacred spot; devas appear as unseen agents or as radiant figures invoking the stream; the river is personified as a goddess emerging for human welfare.
FAQs
Tīrthas exist for loka-saṅgraha: the sacred manifests in geography to uplift and protect human life.
“That place” (tatra sthāne) where the divine river arises is being sanctified; in this adhyāya it relates to Devāśilā/Puṇyā and the Gaṅgā descent setting.
None directly; the verse establishes the sanctity and purpose of the river, forming the basis for later snāna and tīrtha-sevā.