Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
एषा पवित्रा विमला नदी त्रैलोक्यविश्रुता । नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा महादेवस्य वल्लभा
eṣā pavitrā vimalā nadī trailokyaviśrutā | narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā mahādevasya vallabhā
此河清净圣洁，闻名三界——那尔摩达（Narmadā），诸河之最，摩诃提婆所钟爱。
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍava (nṛpa)
Scene: The Narmadā personified as a radiant river-goddess, flowing through rocky ghāṭs and forested banks; Śiva’s presence suggested—either as a liṅga on the bank or as Mahādeva gazing affectionately upon the river.
FAQs
Narmadā is celebrated as inherently purifying and universally renowned, embodying Śiva’s special favor in sacred geography.
The river Narmadā (Revā) herself as a living tīrtha, central to Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription in this verse; it functions as a eulogy establishing Narmadā’s sanctity and Śaiva connection.