Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30
शंकरानुप्रहाद्देवी महापातकनाशिनी । यस्मान्महार्णवे घोरे दृश्यते महती च सा
śaṃkarānuprahāddevī mahāpātakanāśinī | yasmānmahārṇave ghore dṛśyate mahatī ca sā
Dengan anugerah Śaṅkara, Sang Dewi—pemusnah dosa besar—tampak luas dan gagah walau di tengah samudera agung yang menggerunkan; maka sebab itu baginda benar-benar terlihat sebagai ‘Mahatī’.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) — Mahatī aspect
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast, goddess-like river-form rising mighty amid a dark, heaving ocean; Śaṅkara’s unseen blessing radiates as a halo; devotees behold her as ‘Mahatī’, the great sin-destroyer.
FAQs
Divine grace magnifies sacred power; Narmadā’s vastness symbolizes her capacity to purify even the gravest impurities.
Narmadā’s grandeur is described in relation to the great ocean, evoking her sacred confluence and expansive tīrtha-field.
None explicit; the verse is praise (stuti) supporting pilgrimage and reverential acts at the river and its confluences.