Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63
केन वर्णयितुं शक्यो महिमाऽस्यास्तपोधन । यत्र साक्षात्स्वयं देवो विष्णुर्वसति सादरः
kena varṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā'syāstapodhana | yatra sākṣātsvayaṃ devo viṣṇurvasati sādaraḥ
ومن ذا الذي يقدر أن يصف عظمة هذه المدينة وصفًا وافيًا، يا كنز الزهد؛ حيث إن الإله فيشنو نفسه، ظاهرًا بذاته، يقيم فيها بعنايةٍ محبة؟
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tapodhana (ascetic brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A sage (tapodhana) stands in reverent astonishment as Viṣṇu’s presence is felt within Ayodhyā—subtle theophany: a radiant form or a luminous aura emerging from the city’s sanctum axis.
FAQs
The highest sanctity of a place is grounded in the living presence of the Divine, making its glory ultimately beyond full human description.
Ayodhyā, exalted as a place where Viṣṇu personally resides.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes divine indwelling as the source of the kṣetra’s greatness.