Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27
तथानिष्टतराणां हि रुद्रस्य वचनं यथा । नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा रुद्रदेहाद्विनिःसृता
tathāniṣṭatarāṇāṃ hi rudrasya vacanaṃ yathā | narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā rudradehādviniḥsṛtā
Demikian juga, sabda Rudra tidak pernah meleset, bahkan terhadap yang paling berniat jahat. Narmadā, yang terbaik antara sungai-sungai, memancar dari tubuh Rudra sendiri.
Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator praising Narmadā’s divine origin)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: null
Scene: Cosmic Rudra stands in austere majesty; from his body (often from matted locks or a divine pore) streams the Narmadā as a luminous river-goddess, descending to earth; sages and pilgrims witness in awe.
FAQs
Narmadā’s sanctity is rooted in her Śaiva origin; what arises from Rudra carries exceptional purifying power.
The Revā/Narmadā river itself is glorified as the supreme sacred river within this section.
No direct ritual here; it establishes theological authority for later practices like snāna and pilgrimage on the Narmadā.