Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
नमोऽस्तु ते पुण्यजले नमो मकरगामिनि । नमस्ते पापमोचिन्यै नमो देवि वरानने
namo'stu te puṇyajale namo makaragāmini | namaste pāpamocinyai namo devi varānane
تجھے نمسکار ہے، اے پاکیزہ پانی والی؛ تجھے نمسکار ہے، اے مکر کی روانی سے بہنے والی۔ تجھے نمسکار ہے، اے گناہ دور کرنے والی؛ نمسکار، اے دیوی خوش رُو۔
Ṛṣis (as narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: river
Listener: Rājan (king)
Scene: The sages chant ‘namo’stu te’ facing the flowing Narmadā; the river is imagined as a graceful goddess with a serene, beautiful face; aquatic makara motif appears in the current.
FAQs
Devotional praise of the river-goddess emphasizes her purifying nature and her power to remove sin.
Narmadā/Revā as a living goddess and purifying tirtha-stream.
Stotra/namaskāra (salutation) is performed; the verse functions as a mantra-like praise for recitation.