Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25
वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो जीवेच्च शरदः शतम् । व्याधिशोकविनिर्मुक्तः पुनः स्मरति तज्जलम्
vedavedāṅgatattvajño jīvecca śaradaḥ śatam | vyādhiśokavinirmuktaḥ punaḥ smarati tajjalam
وہ ویدوں اور ویدانگوں کے تَتْو کا جاننے والا بن جاتا ہے، سو خزاں تک جیتا ہے؛ بیماری اور غم سے آزاد ہو کر پھر اسی مقدس جل کو یاد کرتا ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Revā-jala (Narmadā water)
Type: kund
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A learned, healthy devotee by the river, holding palm-leaf manuscripts (Veda/vedāṅga study), with a calm aura; subtle motif of remembering the sacred water—perhaps a small vessel of Revā-jala kept at home.
FAQs
True tīrtha-merit refines both body and intellect—granting well-being and deeper insight into dharma and śruti.
The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha whose water is praised as memorable and transformative (tad-jalam).
Implicitly, reverent contact with and remembrance of the tīrtha water; the verse primarily states the resulting blessings.