Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
किंचिद्गते ततस्तस्मिन्घोरे वर्षशताधिके । अर्धरात्रे तदा कन्या जलादुत्तीर्य भारत
kiṃcidgate tatastasminghore varṣaśatādhike | ardharātre tadā kanyā jalāduttīrya bhārata
ครั้นกาลล่วงไป—เกินกว่าร้อยปีอันน่าสะพรึง—ในยามเที่ยงคืน โอ ภารตะ เด็กสาวผู้หนึ่งได้ผุดขึ้นจากสายน้ำ
Narrator (Skanda Purāṇa narrator)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā (epiphany-point)
Type: ghat
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: At midnight, the dark Narmadā glimmers under moonlight; after a long ominous interval, a radiant maiden rises from the water, hair wet, surrounded by ripples and faint lotus blooms, while distant sages sense the event.
FAQs
Tīrthas are portrayed as living, revelatory spaces where the divine can manifest in time and circumstance.
The sacred waters of the Narmadā (Revā), from which the maiden emerges.
None directly; the verse sets a narrative scene of divine manifestation connected with holy waters.