Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
रेवातीर्थाश्रितं पुण्यं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि शौनक । पुरा पारीक्षितो राजा यज्ञादीक्षासु दीक्षितः
revātīrthāśritaṃ puṇyaṃ tatte vakṣyāmi śaunaka | purā pārīkṣito rājā yajñādīkṣāsu dīkṣitaḥ
हे शौनक, रेवातीर्थाश्रितं पुण्यं ते वक्ष्यामि। पुरा पारीक्षितो राजा यज्ञदीक्षासु दीक्षितः आसीत्।
Sūta
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka
Scene: Sūta promises Śaunaka the Narmadā tīrtha merits; a parallel vignette shows King Pārīkṣit in yajña-dīkṣā—shaven/ritually prepared, wearing simple garments, near a fire altar—symbolizing disciplined dharma.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit (tīrtha-puṇya) is a central pillar of Purāṇic Dharma, taught through faithful listening to authorized narration.
Revā/Narmadā tīrthas collectively—this is an opening pledge to expound their sanctity.
Indirectly references yajña-dīkṣā (sacrificial consecration) as the setting; no specific Narmadā rite is detailed in this verse.