Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
नर्मदायास्तु माहात्म्यं यत्पूर्वेण मया श्रुतम् । तत्तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वैकमना नृप
narmadāyāstu māhātmyaṃ yatpūrveṇa mayā śrutam | tatte'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa
نَرمدا کی وہ عظمت جو میں نے قدیم زمانے میں سنی تھی، اب میں تمہیں بیان کرتا ہوں۔ اے راجا! یکسوئیِ دل سے سنو۔
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) Mahātmyā
Type: river
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya leans forward to begin the formal exposition; the king sits steady, focused; the atmosphere becomes solemn as a ‘mahātmyā’ recitation begins.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a dharmic practice that prepares the mind for sacred knowledge and merit.
Narmadā is the subject of the forthcoming māhātmya exposition.
An inner discipline is prescribed: attentive, one-pointed listening to the sacred account.