दिव्यमायामयीं देवीमुत्कृष्टाम्बुदसन्निभाम् । नदीमपश्यद्देवेशो ह्यनौपम्यजलाशयाम्
divyamāyāmayīṃ devīmutkṛṣṭāmbudasannibhām | nadīmapaśyaddeveśo hyanaupamyajalāśayām
ದೇವೇಶನು ಆ ನದಿಯನ್ನು ದೇವೀಸ್ವರೂಪವಾಗಿ ಕಂಡನು—ದಿವ್ಯಮಾಯಾಮಯಿ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಮೇಘದಂತೆ—ಪವಿತ್ರ ಜಲಗಳ ಅನೂಪಮ ಆಶ್ರಯವಾಗಿದ್ದಳು।
Narrator (a ṛṣi/purāṇic speaker addressing a king; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tīrtha-śravaṇa audience
Scene: The Lord of gods beholds an incomparable river-reservoir appearing as a goddess made of divine māyā, luminous like a towering rain-cloud, emanating sanctity and cool radiance.
A tīrtha is not mere geography; it is Devī herself—divine power appearing as purifying water.
Revā/Narmadā, revered as a goddess and supreme jalāśaya (sacred water-abode).
No direct prescription; the verse establishes the theological basis for worship and bathing in Narmadā.
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