Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40
नर्मदातटमापेदे यत्र सिद्धः पुरा पुनः । अजेयो येन संजातस्तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
narmadātaṭamāpede yatra siddhaḥ purā punaḥ | ajeyo yena saṃjātastīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
तो नर्मदेच्या तीरावर पोहोचला, जिथे तो पूर्वीही पुनःपुन्हा सिद्ध झाला होता। या तीर्थाच्या प्रभावाने तो अजेय झाला होता।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Taṭa
Type: ghat
Scene: At the serene Narmadā bank, the divine figure arrives; the river glows, siddhas hover or are implied, and the atmosphere suggests accumulated tapas—‘perfection attained again and again’.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not mere geography—its sanctity transforms the seeker, granting steadiness and spiritual invincibility rooted in merit and grace.
The Narmadā riverbank tīrtha (Revā-taṭa), celebrated for its prabhāva (spiritual potency).
Not stated explicitly here; the verse emphasizes tīrtha-prabhāva and the attainment of siddhi through association with the sacred bank.