Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
सप्तकल्पक्षये जाते यदुक्तं शंभुना पुरा । न मृता तेन राजेन्द्र नर्मदा ख्यातिमागता
saptakalpakṣaye jāte yaduktaṃ śaṃbhunā purā | na mṛtā tena rājendra narmadā khyātimāgatā
جب سات کلپوں کی فنا واقع ہوئی تو شَمبھو نے جو بات پہلے کہی تھی وہ سچ ثابت ہوئی؛ اسی لیے، اے بہترین بادشاہ، نَرمدا نہ مری اور یوں ناموری کو پہنچی۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing a king; listener implied by 'rājendra')
Tirtha: Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: A cosmic tableau of kalpa-destruction—dark waters and dissolving worlds—yet a luminous ribbon of Narmadā remains, protected by Śambhu’s decree; a king listens in reverent awe.
FAQs
Tīrtha-glory is portrayed as enduring beyond cosmic cycles; Śiva’s word establishes the river’s imperishable sanctity.
Narmadā is glorified as an enduring sacred river whose sanctity persists through kalpa-endings.
None; the verse is doctrinal, affirming Narmadā’s timeless holiness rather than prescribing a specific rite.