Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
नियमस्था ततो भूत्वा सम्प्राप्ता नर्मदां नदीम् । शिवस्वेदोद्भवां देवीं सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम्
niyamasthā tato bhūtvā samprāptā narmadāṃ nadīm | śivasvedodbhavāṃ devīṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm
ครั้นแล้วนางตั้งมั่นในวัตรและวินัย จึงมาถึงแม่น้ำนรมทา—เทวีผู้กล่าวกันว่าอุบัติจากเหงื่อของพระศิวะ—ผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง
Narrator
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Scene: A vow-observant pilgrim woman arrives at the banks of the Narmadā, envisioned as a radiant goddess born of Śiva’s sweat, her current shimmering with sanctity.
FAQs
It proclaims the Revā/Narmadā as a supremely purifying goddess-river, approached through niyama (disciplined practice).
The Revā—Narmadā river itself is glorified as a divine tīrtha, famed for removing sins.
While not explicit, the Revā Māhātmya context implies tīrtha-sevā such as disciplined observance and sacred river practices (notably snāna) at Narmadā.