Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
पिबेज्जलं निराहारः स गच्छन् दक्षिणामुखः । अचिरेणैव कालेन संगतो नर्मदातटम्
pibejjalaṃ nirāhāraḥ sa gacchan dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ | acireṇaiva kālena saṃgato narmadātaṭam
وہ بے غذا رہا اور صرف پانی پیتا تھا؛ جنوب رخ چلتے چلتے تھوڑے ہی وقت میں نَرمَدا کے کنارے جا پہنچا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Scene: The king, gaunt from fasting, arrives at the broad Narmadā bank; the river glows, with gentle currents; he stands in reverence, ready for rites.
FAQs
Self-restraint (fasting) and single-minded travel toward a sacred river are upheld as purifying disciplines.
The Narmadā-taṭa (bank of the Narmadā) is highlighted as the sacred destination within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Nirāhāra (fasting) with water intake—pibej jalam—during the journey.