Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सेवितव्या सरिद्वरा । वाञ्छद्भिः परमं श्रेय इह लोके परत्र च
tasmātsarvaprayatnena sevitavyā saridvarā | vāñchadbhiḥ paramaṃ śreya iha loke paratra ca
پس ہر طرح کی کوشش کے ساتھ اس برترین ندی کی خدمت اور تعظیم کرنی چاہیے، اُن لوگوں کو جو اعلیٰ ترین بھلائی کے طالب ہیں—اس دنیا میں بھی اور اُس پار بھی۔
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Tirtha: Narmadā/Revā (saridvarā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Those seeking ‘parama-śreyas’
Scene: Devotees actively serving the Narmadā: sweeping ghats, offering lamps, feeding pilgrims; the river shines as ‘saridvarā’. Two symbolic horizons—one with prosperous village life (iha), another with celestial path/light (para)—frame the scene.
FAQs
Active reverence (sevā) toward a great tirtha is dharma and yields well-being in both realms.
Narmadā/Revā, called the ‘best of rivers’ (saridvarā).
Sevā of the river—practical devotion such as honoring, visiting, and sustained service at the tirtha (general injunction).