Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
तथा कुरु जगन्नाथ यथाहं शर्म चाप्नुयाम् । एवमुक्तस्तु देवेशस्तुष्टः प्रोवाच जाह्नवीम्
tathā kuru jagannātha yathāhaṃ śarma cāpnuyām | evamuktastu deveśastuṣṭaḥ provāca jāhnavīm
“Wahai Jagannātha, bertindaklah demikian agar aku juga memperoleh ketenteraman.” Setelah dipohon demikian, Tuhan para dewa pun berkenan lalu bertitah kepada Jāhnavī.
Narrator within the Purāṇic frame (reports Jāhnavī’s request and Viṣṇu/Deveśa’s response)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-field (Revākhaṇḍa setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A supplicant addresses Jagannātha for peace; the pleased Deva turns to speak to Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā personified), setting a sacred decree in motion.
FAQs
The sacred river seeks divine ordinance so her purifying mission does not become a burden—showing that tīrtha-grace operates under the Lord’s sanction.
The river-tīrtha tradition tied to Revā (Narmadā) in this section, with Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) as the addressed deity-persona.
None explicitly; it is a narrative pivot introducing the Lord’s instruction/boon.