Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52
एवं ब्राह्मे पुरा कल्पे समुद्भूतेयमीश्वरात् । मात्स्ये कल्पे मया दृष्टा समाख्याता मया शृणु
evaṃ brāhme purā kalpe samudbhūteyamīśvarāt | mātsye kalpe mayā dṛṣṭā samākhyātā mayā śṛṇu
இவ்வாறு பழைய பிராஹ்ம கல்பத்தில் அவள் ஈசுவரனிடமிருந்து தோன்றினாள். மாத்ஸ்ய கல்பத்தில் நான் அவளை கண்டேன்; இப்போது நான் உரைத்தேன்—கேள்.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (nṛpasattama)
Scene: A sage-narrator situates the origin of Revā across kalpas, gesturing to a cosmic timeline—Brahmā’s kalpa, Matsya kalpa—inviting the king/listener to attentive hearing.
FAQs
Purāṇic truth is framed as trans-cosmic remembrance—holy rivers and their glory are affirmed across kalpas through realized seers.
Narmadā/Revā is glorified as an eternal tīrtha whose origin and sanctity are asserted across multiple kalpas.
None; the verse establishes narrative authority and cosmological continuity rather than ritual details.