Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57
सप्तकल्पक्षये क्षीणे न मृता तेन नर्मदा । नर्मदैकैव राजेन्द्र परं तिष्ठेत्सरिद्वरा
saptakalpakṣaye kṣīṇe na mṛtā tena narmadā | narmadaikaiva rājendra paraṃ tiṣṭhetsaridvarā
ఏడు కల్పాల ప్రళయక్షయం పూర్తయినా నర్మద నశించదు. అందువల్ల హే రాజేంద్రా, నర్మద ఒక్కటే పరమంగా నిలిచియుంటుంది—నదులలో శ్రేష్ఠ.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as rājendra)
Scene: Personified Narmadā as a radiant goddess rising from a river, while cosmic ages crumble in the background; sages and kings bow on the banks.
FAQs
Narmadā is proclaimed uniquely enduring, signaling an extraordinary spiritual potency that transcends cosmic cycles.
Revā/Narmadā is directly glorified as the foremost river-tīrtha, surpassing others in enduring sanctity.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse establishes the doctrinal basis for Narmadā-pilgrimage and Narmadā-snāna as exceptionally meritorious.