Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
गङ्गा तु वैष्णवी मूर्तिः सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । रुद्रदेहसमुद्भूता नर्मदा चैवमेव तु
gaṅgā tu vaiṣṇavī mūrtiḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | rudradehasamudbhūtā narmadā caivameva tu
Gaṅgā sesungguhnya ialah perwujudan Vaiṣṇavī, pemusnah segala dosa. Demikian juga Narmadā—terbit daripada tubuh Rudra sendiri—memiliki kuasa penghapus dosa yang sama.
Unknown (narrative voice within Revākhaṇḍa; commonly framed as Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā and Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: Two river goddesses: Gaṅgā with Vaiṣṇava aura (conch/discus motifs) and Narmadā with Śaiva aura (trident/crescent motifs), both pouring purifying waters over devotees.
FAQs
Sacred rivers are divine embodiments whose darśana and contact destroy sin; Narmadā is affirmed as equal in sanctity to Gaṅgā.
Revā/Narmadā-tīrthas of the Revā Khaṇḍa; the river itself is the principal tīrtha.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse establishes theological identity and purity (sin-destruction) as the basis for tīrtha practice.