Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
नद्यश्च पूता विमला भवन्ति त्वां देवि सम्प्राप्य न संशयोऽत्र । दुःखातुराणामभयं ददासि शिष्टैरनेकैरभिपूजितासि
nadyaśca pūtā vimalā bhavanti tvāṃ devi samprāpya na saṃśayo'tra | duḥkhāturāṇāmabhayaṃ dadāsi śiṣṭairanekairabhipūjitāsi
اے دیوی، دوسری ندیاں بھی تجھ تک پہنچ کر پاک اور بے داغ ہو جاتی ہیں—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ دکھ سے بے قرار لوگوں کو تو بے خوفی عطا کرتی ہے، اور بہت سے شائستہ و عالم لوگ تیری پوجا کرتے ہیں۔
Devotees/pilgrims (stuti within Revā-māhātmya context; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) sangamas (confluences)
Type: sangam
Scene: Multiple tributary streams approach and merge into the radiant Revā; as they meet, their waters turn crystal-clear. On the ghats, learned śiṣṭas perform worship, while distressed pilgrims receive abhaya (fearlessness) through the Devī’s blessing.
FAQs
Association with the highest tīrtha purifies even the already-sacred, and devotion yields inner fearlessness amid suffering.
The Revā (Narmadā), depicted as a supreme purifier that sanctifies other rivers upon confluence/approach.
No direct prescription; the verse implies pilgrimage and worship (pūjā) performed by śiṣṭas at the river.