Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 40
श्रेष्ठैः सत्कविभिर्युक्ता बृहस्पतिसमैर्द्विजैः । वणिग्जनैस्तथा पौरैः कल्पवृक्षैरिवावृता
śreṣṭhaiḥ satkavibhiryuktā bṛhaspatisamairdvijaiḥ | vaṇigjanaistathā pauraiḥ kalpavṛkṣairivāvṛtā
সে নগরী শ্রেষ্ঠ সৎকবিদের দ্বারা সমৃদ্ধ, বৃহস্পতিসম দ্বিজদের দ্বারা বিভূষিত; এবং বণিক ও পৌরজনদের দ্বারা—যেন কল্পবৃক্ষ দ্বারা—চারিদিকে পরিবেষ্টিত।
Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned assembly in Ayodhyā: eminent poets recite; brāhmaṇas with serene brilliance sit like Bṛhaspati; merchants and citizens stand respectfully; behind them, symbolic kalpavṛkṣas arch overhead, suggesting the city’s wish-fulfilling dharma.
FAQs
A righteous city is upheld by learning, eloquence, and ethical commerce—wisdom and civic virtue become ‘wish-fulfilling’ for all.
Ayodhyā, shown as thriving with sages, poets, merchants, and citizens.
No explicit ritual; the verse praises the supportive pillars of dharma—brāhmaṇic learning and responsible civic life.