Skandapurana 6.3.238.p6

6.3.238.p6

5 yudhiṣṭhiramārkaṇḍeyasaṃvādaprasaṅgena saptakalpavarṇanam, saptakalpaparyaṃtaṃ narmadāyā āsthānam, tato mārkaṇḍeyaṃ prati yudhiṣṭhireṇa narmadāmāhātmyajijñāsayā praśnavarṇanama, mārkaṇḍeyena narmadāmāhātmyakathanam, tatra prathamaṃ narmadānāmaniruktivarṇanam .. 180 1

5. Description of the seven kalpas in the context of the dialogue between Yudhiṣṭhira and Mārkaṇḍeya; Narmadā's abiding through seven kalpas; then Yudhiṣṭhira's inquiry directed to Mārkaṇḍeya out of a desire to know the māhātmya of Narmadā; Mārkaṇḍeya's narration of the māhātmya of Narmadā; therein first the description of the etymology of the name Narmadā .. 180 1