नर्मदाचरितं पुण्यं शृणु तस्यास्ति यत्फलम् । यत्फलं सर्ववेदैः स्यात्सषडङ्गपदक्रमैः
narmadācaritaṃ puṇyaṃ śṛṇu tasyāsti yatphalam | yatphalaṃ sarvavedaiḥ syātsaṣaḍaṅgapadakramaiḥ
نرمدا کی پاکیزہ سرگزشت سنو اور اس کا جو پھل ہے—وہی پھل تمام ویدوں سے، چھ اَنگوں سمیت اور ترتیبِ تلاوت کے ساتھ، حاصل ہوتا ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: river
Listener: Rājā
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya invites the king to hear Narmadā’s holy account; behind them symbolic imagery of the four Vedas and six Vedāṅgas appears as radiant manuscripts merging into the flowing river.
Devotional listening to the Narmadā’s sacred narrative is exalted as a potent dharma-practice, comparable to extensive Vedic study.
Narmadā (Revā) as a living tīrtha whose story itself bestows great merit.
Śravaṇa (hearing) of Narmadā-carita is recommended as a merit-producing practice.