Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि परं गुह्यं नाख्यातं कस्यचिन्मया । रेवायाश्चोत्तरे कूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । भ्रूणहत्याहरं देवि कामदं पुत्रवर्धनम्
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi paraṃ guhyaṃ nākhyātaṃ kasyacinmayā | revāyāścottare kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | bhrūṇahatyāharaṃ devi kāmadaṃ putravardhanam
ایشور نے فرمایا: “سن، اے دیوی، یہ برترین راز—جو میں نے کسی پر ظاہر نہیں کیا۔ رِیوا کے شمالی کنارے پر ایک نہایت درخشاں تیرتھ ہے؛ اے دیوی، وہ جنین کشی کے پاپ کو ہرتا ہے، مرادیں دیتا ہے اور اولاد میں افزونی بخشتا ہے۔”
Śiva (Īśvara)
Type: ghat
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Gaurī)
Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, pointing toward a luminous ford on the Revā’s north bank; the river glows, with pilgrims bathing and offering water, while a subtle aura suggests sin-destruction and blessing of children.
FAQs
Pilgrimage to a divinely sanctioned tīrtha on the Revā is presented as a powerful means of purification and life-blessing grace.
A “most splendid tīrtha” on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā); the precise name is expected in the subsequent narrative.
The verse implies tīrtha-sevā (pilgrimage/approach) for purification and boons, though it does not specify snāna or dāna here.