Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
सूत उवाच । एवमुद्देशतः प्रोक्तो रेवातीर्थक्रमो मया । यथा पार्थाय संक्षेपान्मार्कण्डो मुनिरब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca | evamuddeśataḥ prokto revātīrthakramo mayā | yathā pārthāya saṃkṣepānmārkaṇḍo munirabravīt
ສູຕະກ່າວວ່າ: ດັ່ງນີ້ຂ້າໄດ້ກ່າວໂດຍຫຍໍ້ເຖິງລໍາດັບຕີຣຖະແຫ່ງເຣວາ ເຊັ່ນທີ່ມຸນີມາຣະກັນເດຍເຄີຍກ່າວແກ່ປາຣະຖະ (ອາຣຊຸນ) ຢ່າງຫຍໍ້.
Sūta
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha-krama (sequence)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣa audience implied)
Scene: Sūta sits in a forest-assembly, recounting how Mārkaṇḍeya once instructed Arjuna; a faint vignette shows Arjuna seated respectfully before the sage, linking past and present narration.
FAQs
Authentic pilgrimage knowledge is transmitted through lineage of sages; summaries preserve the essential itinerary while honoring tradition.
The verse frames the entire ‘Revā-tīrtha-krama’ (Narmadā pilgrimage sequence) rather than a single named site.
No ritual instruction; it clarifies that the listing is a concise outline based on Mārkaṇḍeya’s teaching.