Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18
ध्रुवं लोके हितार्थाय शिवेन स्वशरीरतः । शक्तिः कापि सरिद्रूपा रेवेयमवतारिता
dhruvaṃ loke hitārthāya śivena svaśarīrataḥ | śaktiḥ kāpi saridrūpā reveyamavatāritā
Quả thật, vì lợi ích của thế gian, Śiva đã khiến một Thần Lực (Śakti) từ chính thân Ngài giáng hiện trong hình tướng dòng sông—ấy chính là Revā này.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva radiates a stream of luminous śakti from his body that becomes a flowing river on earth; devas shower flowers as the river descends to nourish the world.
FAQs
Revā is declared a divine descent for universal welfare—Śiva’s own śakti manifesting as sacred geography.
Revā/Narmadā as a goddess-river whose very origin is Śaiva and salvific.
No explicit ritual; the verse provides the mythic-theological foundation for reverence, snāna, and pilgrimage to Revā.