Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7
कीदृग्रूपा भवेद्देवी सरिदेकार्णवीकृते । किमर्थं नर्मदा प्रोक्ता रेवती च कथं स्मृता
kīdṛgrūpā bhaveddevī saridekārṇavīkṛte | kimarthaṃ narmadā proktā revatī ca kathaṃ smṛtā
เมื่อสายน้ำทั้งปวงรวมเป็นมหาสมุทรเดียว เทวีทรงปรากฏเป็นรูปใด? เหตุใดจึงทรงพระนามว่า “นรมทา” และทรงเป็นที่ระลึกนาม “เรวตี” อย่างไร
An inquiring sage (listener) within the Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā Saṅgama with Mahārṇava (ocean)
Type: sangam
Listener: a questioning sage (muni)
Scene: A questioning sage addresses a narrator about the river-goddess’ form at the ocean-confluence; Narmadā appears as a luminous Devī rising from waves where river meets sea, with tīrtha-symbols (kalaśa, śaṅkha, liṅga, lotus) subtly entering the ocean.
FAQs
Divine names encode sacred meaning; the river is not only a place to visit but a Goddess with cosmic functions and remembered epithets.
The Revā/Narmadā river system as a whole; specific tīrthas are typically detailed later in the māhātmya.
None directly; the focus is on identity, form, and sacred naming.