Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
उत्तरे देवि ते कूले वसिष्यन्ति ममाज्ञया । दक्षिणे पितृभिः सार्द्धं तथान्ये सुरसुन्दरि
uttare devi te kūle vasiṣyanti mamājñayā | dakṣiṇe pitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ tathānye surasundari
ഹേ ദേവി! നിന്റെ ഉത്തര തീരത്ത് എന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം അവർ വസിക്കും; ദക്ഷിണ തീരത്ത് പിതൃകളോടൊപ്പം, അതുപോലെ മറ്റുള്ളവരും, ഹേ സുരസുന്ദരി, വസിക്കും।
Śiva
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-banks
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Likely) a sage/interlocutor in Revā Khaṇḍa frame (e.g., Nārada or another ṛṣi)
Scene: Śiva’s decree maps the Revā’s two banks: the northern bank luminous with devas and sages; the southern bank shaded, serene, with pitṛs receiving offerings—both banks sanctified under the goddess-river’s presence.
FAQs
Sacred geography is differentiated: distinct banks carry distinct spiritual associations, yet all remain under divine ordinance.
The two banks (uttara-kūla and dakṣiṇa-kūla) of Revā/Narmadā as mapped in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite; it outlines where beings dwell/are stationed in the tīrtha’s sacred order.