Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
ब्रह्मघ्नश्च सुरापश्च स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः । माहात्म्यं नर्मदायास्तु श्रुत्वा पापबहिष्कृताः
brahmaghnaśca surāpaśca steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ | māhātmyaṃ narmadāyāstu śrutvā pāpabahiṣkṛtāḥ
Mesmo o assassino de um brāhmaṇa, o bebedor de intoxicantes, o ladrão e aquele que viola o leito do mestre: ao ouvir a grandeza da Narmadā, seus pecados são expulsos.
Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Narmadā
Type: river
Listener: nṛpa (implied)
Scene: A dark, burdened sinner figures (brahma-ghna, surāpa, steya, guru-talpa-ga) shown with shadowy aura; as they listen to Narmadā-māhātmya, the shadows peel away like smoke; the river appears luminous, with Śiva’s blessing sign above.
FAQs
Hearing (śravaṇa) the Narmadā’s Māhātmya is portrayed as powerfully purifying, capable of expelling even grave sins.
The sacred river Narmadā (Revā) and her tīrthas as a whole, central to the Revākhaṇḍa.
Śravaṇa—listening to the Narmadā Māhātmya.