Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 79
सर्वसत्त्वोपकाराय बृहते पुण्यलक्षणा । रेवानदी तु विख्याता न मृता तेन नर्मदा
sarvasattvopakārāya bṛhate puṇyalakṣaṇā | revānadī tu vikhyātā na mṛtā tena narmadā
تمام جانداروں کی بھلائی کے لیے، عظیم اور پُنّیہ کی علامتوں سے مزین، یہ ندی ‘ریوا’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔ وہ ‘مری نہیں’—اسی لیے اسے نَرمدا کہا جاتا ہے۔
Devī
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
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Scene: Personified Narmadā as a compassionate goddess blessing humans, animals, and sages along her banks; the river’s name appears as a visual motif (inscribed ‘Revā’/‘Narmadā’) suggesting sacred etymology.
FAQs
A tīrtha is defined by universal compassion and purifying power; the sacred river is a living, deathless conduit of merit.
Revā/Narmadā river-tīrtha, praised as beneficial to all beings.
No direct prescription; it states the river’s salvific nature and renown.