Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
ते धन्यास्ते महात्मानस्तेषां जन्म सुजीवितम् । स्नात्वा ये नर्मदातोये देवं पश्यन्ति भास्करम्
te dhanyāste mahātmānasteṣāṃ janma sujīvitam | snātvā ye narmadātoye devaṃ paśyanti bhāskaram
وہی دھنی ہیں، وہی مہاتما ہیں؛ اُن کی پیدائش بابرکت ہے—جو نرمدا کے جل میں اشنان کر کے دیو بھاسکر کے درشن کرتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) + Bhāskara-darśana at the solar tīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A line of pilgrims emerges from the Narmadā after bathing; they fold hands facing the rising Sun (Bhāskara) whose rays illuminate their faces; sages bless them, emphasizing ‘dhanya’ and ‘sujīvita’.
FAQs
A life is fulfilled when sacred bathing is joined with darśana—direct devotional vision of the deity.
The Narmadā river (Revā) as a tīrtha, central to the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Snāna in Narmadā waters followed by darśana of Bhāskara (Sūrya).