Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 62
विष्णोराद्या पुरी येयं क्षितिं न स्पृशति द्विज । विष्णोः सुदर्शने चक्रे स्थिता पुण्यकरी क्षितौ
viṣṇorādyā purī yeyaṃ kṣitiṃ na spṛśati dvija | viṣṇoḥ sudarśane cakre sthitā puṇyakarī kṣitau
هذه هي مدينة فيشنو الأولى، يا ذا الميلادين؛ إنها لا تمسّ الأرض. إنها قائمة على قرص سودرشَنَ (سودرشانا تشاكرا) لفيشنو، وتفيض على العالم طهارةً وثوابًا.
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Viṣṇor ādyā purī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija / Brāhmaṇa
Scene: Ayodhyā depicted as a luminous city hovering slightly above the ground, resting upon a vast radiant Sudarśana-chakra; rays of sanctity descend to the earth and pilgrims below.
FAQs
A supreme holy city is upheld by divine power; its sanctity is portrayed as transcendent, not limited by ordinary geography.
Ayodhyā, presented as Viṣṇu’s ancient city upheld upon the Sudarśana discus.
No direct prescription; it explains Ayodhyā’s divine foundation as the basis for its merit-giving power.