Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
नमोऽस्तु ते पुण्यजले नमो मकरगामिनि । नमस्ते पापमोचिन्यै नमो देवि वरानने
namo'stu te puṇyajale namo makaragāmini | namaste pāpamocinyai namo devi varānane
हे पुण्यजलरूपिणी, तुला नमस्कार; हे मकरगामिनी, तुला नमस्कार। हे पापमोचिनी, तुला नमस्कार; हे सुंदरमुखी देवी, तुला नमस्कार।
Ṛṣis (as narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: river
Listener: Rājan (king)
Scene: The sages chant ‘namo’stu te’ facing the flowing Narmadā; the river is imagined as a graceful goddess with a serene, beautiful face; aquatic makara motif appears in the current.
FAQs
Devotional praise of the river-goddess emphasizes her purifying nature and her power to remove sin.
Narmadā/Revā as a living goddess and purifying tirtha-stream.
Stotra/namaskāra (salutation) is performed; the verse functions as a mantra-like praise for recitation.