Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 17
कीदृशी सा सदा मेध्याऽयोध्या विष्णुप्रियापुरी । आद्या सा गीयते वेदे पुरीणां मुक्तिदायिका
kīdṛśī sā sadā medhyā'yodhyā viṣṇupriyāpurī | ādyā sā gīyate vede purīṇāṃ muktidāyikā
Wie ist jene Ayodhyā—immer rein, die geliebte Stadt Viṣṇus? In den Veden wird sie als Urstadt besungen, als Spenderin der Befreiung unter den Städten.
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: The sages extol Ayodhyā as eternally pure and beloved of Viṣṇu, with a visionary glimpse of a luminous city sanctified by Vedic hymns.
FAQs
A supremely sacred city is defined by purity and God-centeredness, and such a place becomes a gateway to liberation.
Ayodhyā—described as ever-pure and liberation-giving, beloved of Viṣṇu.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights Ayodhyā’s inherent sanctity (medhyatva) and mokṣa-bestowing power.