Overview
The Narmadā, the Revā, is exalted in her own māhātmya literature, which tradition holds blesses the pilgrim by her very sight. The Oṃkāreśvara Jyotirliṅga stands on Māndhātā island in her stream, and the living tradition of the Narmadā parikramā circumambulates her entire course on foot.
2 sources
- Purāṇa Skanda Purāṇa, Revā Khaṇḍa
- Oral tradition Narmadā parikramā tradition
Sthala Purāṇa tradition
The Revā māhātmya sings the greatness of the Narmadā: tradition holds that she purifies by her very sight what other rivers grant only by bathing, and her banks are strung with tīrthas beyond counting.
2 sources
- Purāṇa Skanda Purāṇa, Revā Khaṇḍa
- Oral tradition Narmadā parikramā tradition
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Shri Omkareshwar Temple
Oṃkāreśvara MandiraOmkareshwar (Mandhata island), Madhya Pradesh
Associated with
- Sacred Mountain
Vindhya
Vindhya
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