Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
एवं स्तुता तदा देवी नर्मदा सरितां वरा । प्रत्यक्षा सा परा मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिर
evaṃ stutā tadā devī narmadā saritāṃ varā | pratyakṣā sā parā mūrtirbrāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
Demikian dipuji, Dewi Narmadā—yang terbaik antara segala sungai—wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, menzahirkan diri sebagai rupa tertinggi yang nyata di hadapan para brāhmaṇa.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Narmadā/Revā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Narmadā, praised by brāhmaṇas, rises in a radiant, visible divine form from the river—water turning luminous—while the devotees witness in reverent astonishment.
FAQs
Sincere praise (stuti) can culminate in divine darśana; the tirtha is not merely a place but a living presence.
Narmadā (Revā) as the foremost river-tīrtha, capable of direct manifestation.
Devotional stuti is highlighted as the cause for divine manifestation.