Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
उद्धृता जगती येन सर्वदेवनमस्कृता । लोकानुग्रहबुद्ध्या च संस्थितो नर्मदातटे
uddhṛtā jagatī yena sarvadevanamaskṛtā | lokānugrahabuddhyā ca saṃsthito narmadātaṭe
Тот, кто поднял Землю, — почитаемый всеми богами, — из сострадания и ради блага миров пребывает на берегу Нармады.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)
Tirtha: Jayavārāha (associated)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Varāha, revered by devas, stands on the Narmadā bank; the Earth (Bhūdevī) is shown uplifted/protected; devas bow; the river glows as a compassionate sanctuary.
FAQs
The Lord’s presence at a tīrtha is framed as compassionate accessibility—divinity becomes approachable for the good of all.
The Narmadā riverbank location of Jayavārāha (Jayavārāha Tīrtha).
None explicitly; the verse establishes the deity’s sanctifying presence, preparing for practices like darśana and snāna.