Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54
सरयूः शतरुद्रा च मही चर्मिलया सह । गोदावरी तथा पुण्या तथैव यमुना नदी
sarayūḥ śatarudrā ca mahī carmilayā saha | godāvarī tathā puṇyā tathaiva yamunā nadī
Gayundin ang Sarayū, ang Śatarudrā, ang Mahī kasama ang Carmilā; ang banal na Godāvarī, at gayundin ang ilog na Yamunā.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Sarayū, Śatarudrā (Sutlej), Mahī–Carmilā, Godāvarī, Yamunā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A flowing sequence of river vistas: Ayodhya’s Sarayū ghāṭas, the Sutlej cutting through hills, the Mahī in western plains with a smaller companion stream, the Godāvarī with temple steps, and the Yamunā with dark-blue waters—each marked as ‘puṇyā’.
FAQs
Holiness is mapped onto the landscape through rivers, encouraging tīrtha-oriented living and purification.
Multiple river-tīrthas across Bhārata are acknowledged, forming a comparative backdrop to Revā/Narmadā.
Implied river-tīrtha practices such as snāna (sacred bathing) and pilgrimage, though not explicitly stated.
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