Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 66
पश्चिमे तस्य मूर्द्धा तु गोप्रतारासिता द्विज
paścime tasya mūrddhā tu gopratārāsitā dvija
وفي جهتها الغربية يقع “رأسُها”، أيها المولودُ مرتين؛ وهو مُعلَّمٌ بموضعٍ يُدعى غوبْرَتارا (Gopratārā).
Agastya (contextual; until explicit speaker change at 68)
Tirtha: Gopratārā
Type: ghat
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: A pilgrim-sage is shown at the western edge of Ayodhyā, where a named spot ‘Gopratārā’ stands as a signpost; the city is imagined as a cosmic body whose ‘head’ lies to the west.
FAQs
The kṣetra is envisioned as a living sacred body; knowing its limbs and markers supports mindful pilgrimage rather than casual travel.
Ayodhyā-kṣetra, with Gopratārā named as a significant western landmark.
No ritual instruction appears; it is a directional/locational identification.