Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
यदैव मम देहात्त्वं समुद्भूता वरानने । तदैव सर्वपापानां मोचिनी त्वं न संशयः
yadaiva mama dehāttvaṃ samudbhūtā varānane | tadaiva sarvapāpānāṃ mocinī tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Ngay từ khoảnh khắc nàng phát sinh từ thân Ta, hỡi người dung nhan mỹ lệ, ngay từ khoảnh khắc ấy nàng là bậc giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi—không chút nghi ngờ.
Śiva (Maheśa)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Narmadā (addressed as varānane)
Scene: Cosmic emergence: from Śiva’s luminous form, Revā manifests as a flowing goddess-river, immediately radiating purity; attendants (gaṇas, sages) witness the birth of the sacred river.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s purifying power is grounded in divine origin—Narmadā’s sanctity is intrinsic because she arises from Śiva.
Narmadā/Revā as a Śiva-sambhūtā (Śiva-origin) river, hence universally purifying.
Implicitly supports snāna and tīrtha-sevā as sin-removing due to the river’s Śaiva origin.