Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
वेदाभ्यसनशीलं हि सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम् । तीर्थे चात्र भवेद्देवि सन्निधानवरेण तु
vedābhyasanaśīlaṃ hi sarvaśāstraviśāradam | tīrthe cātra bhaveddevi sannidhānavareṇa tu
“Sesungguhnya, (kurniakanlah seorang putera) yang tekun mengulang kaji Veda, mahir dalam segala śāstra; dan wahai Dewi, dengan kurnia sanni dhāna—kehadiran suci-Mu—biarlah di tīrtha ini juga ada perwujudan-Mu yang tetap.”
Parāśara
Tirtha: Devī-sannidhāna-tīrtha on Revā (requested)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Parāśara requests a Veda-studious, śāstra-adept son; simultaneously he petitions Devī to remain manifest at the tīrtha—visualize manuscripts, students, and a nascent shrine by the river.
FAQs
True blessing includes both inner cultivation (Veda-śāstra learning) and outer sanctification (divine presence making a place a living tīrtha).
A tīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā is being established as sacred through Devī’s promised sannidhāna (abiding presence).
No explicit ritual is given; the verse frames the theological basis for tīrtha-power—divine presence as the source of sanctity.