Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
यस्मिन्यस्मिंश्च देवे तु तांतामीशोऽददात्प्रभुः । स्वभावैकतया भक्त्या तामेत्यान्तः प्रलीयते
yasminyasmiṃśca deve tu tāṃtāmīśo'dadātprabhuḥ | svabhāvaikatayā bhaktyā tāmetyāntaḥ pralīyate
Kepada mana-mana dewa seseorang berpaling, Tuhan Yang Maha Berkuasa mengurniakan pemenuhan yang sepadan. Dengan bhakti yang menyatu dengan fitrah dirinya, dia mencapai ketuhanan itu lalu luluh dan lebur di dalamnya.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: Multiple shrines along a riverbank—varied deities worshipped—yet a single luminous presence behind them; a devotee’s silhouette gradually merges into the deity’s aura, symbolizing laya through naturalized devotion.
FAQs
The Lord responds to the devotee’s chosen form: sincere bhakti culminates in union—an inward merging with the worshipped reality.
Within the Narmadā Māhātmya frame, the teaching supports Narmadā as a universal tīrtha where many forms of worship bear fruit.
No fixed rite is commanded; the prescription is principled—worship one’s chosen deity with wholehearted devotion.