Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
संहिताया दशावृत्तीर्यः करोति सुसंयतः । नर्मदातटमाश्रित्य स मुच्येत्सर्वपातकैः
saṃhitāyā daśāvṛttīryaḥ karoti susaṃyataḥ | narmadātaṭamāśritya sa mucyetsarvapātakaiḥ
Dengan disiplin dan pengendalian diri, sesiapa yang mengulang bacaan Saṃhitā sebanyak sepuluh kali sambil menetap di tebing Sungai Narmadā, akan dibebaskan daripada segala dosa besar.
Nandī (deduced)
Tirtha: Narmadā-taṭa (Revā-tīra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A restrained sādhaka on a sandy Narmadā bank, a manuscript on a wooden stand, counting ten recitation cycles with a mālā; nearby a small fire altar and water pot; the river glows at dawn.
FAQs
At the Narmadā, disciplined scriptural recitation is presented as a powerful means of purification from grave faults.
The Narmadā riverbank (Narmadā-taṭa) is explicitly glorified.
Perform ten recitations (daśāvṛtti) of a Saṃhitā while residing at the Narmadā bank, with self-restraint (saṃyama).