Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62
कीटाः पतंगाश्च पिपीलिकाश्च ये वै म्रियन्तेऽम्भसि नर्मदायाः । ते दिव्यरूपास्तु कुलप्रसूताः शतं समा धर्मपरा भवन्ति
kīṭāḥ pataṃgāśca pipīlikāśca ye vai mriyante'mbhasi narmadāyāḥ | te divyarūpāstu kulaprasūtāḥ śataṃ samā dharmaparā bhavanti
Bahkan cacing, ngengat dan semut yang mati di dalam air Sungai Narmadā menjadi berwujud ilahi; lahir dalam keturunan mulia, mereka hidup seratus tahun dengan teguh berpegang pada dharma.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Scene: Small creatures (worms, moths, ants) near the river are swept into the Narmadā; the scene transitions to their rebirth as radiant, divine-formed beings ascending, then depicted as noble-born humans living dharmically for a hundred years—an allegory of the river’s grace.
FAQs
Revā’s sanctity is so great that even accidental death in her waters is said to elevate beings toward dharmic, auspicious rebirth.
Narmadā (Revā) river-waters themselves as a purifying tīrtha.
None explicitly; the verse highlights the inherent tīrtha-mahiman (power) of Narmadā’s waters.