Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
नान्योपायो न वै मन्त्रो विद्यते न च मे क्रिया । विना रेवाजलं पुण्यं सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्
nānyopāyo na vai mantro vidyate na ca me kriyā | vinā revājalaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram
எனக்கு வேறு வழியுமில்லை—மந்திரமும் இல்லை, கிரியையும் இல்லை; ரேவா (நர்மதா) புனித நீரைத் தவிர, அது எல்லாப் பாவங்களையும் க்ஷயப்படுத்தும்.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Revā-jala (Narmadā water)
Type: river
Listener: Devas
Scene: Brahmā declares that no mantra or rite equals the holy Revā waters, which alone destroy all sins; the river is visualized as luminous, almost personified.
FAQs
Sacred waters tied to dharma and tīrtha-mahātmyas are portrayed as uniquely potent for purification and spiritual renewal.
Revā (the Narmadā) and especially her holy waters (revā-jala) are exalted as supremely purifying.
Use/seek Revā water for purification—implicitly through snāna (bathing) and tīrtha observance.
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