Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 64
धनार्थी धनमाप्नोति पुत्रार्थी पुत्रमाप्नुयात् । मोक्षार्थी मोक्षमाप्नोति तत्किं न यदिहाप्यते
dhanārthī dhanamāpnoti putrārthī putramāpnuyāt | mokṣārthī mokṣamāpnoti tatkiṃ na yadihāpyate
Wer Reichtum begehrt, erlangt Reichtum; wer einen Sohn begehrt, erlangt einen Sohn; wer Befreiung begehrt, erlangt Befreiung. Was gäbe es hier, das nicht erlangt wird?
Viśvāmitra (deduced from Adhyāya context; confirmed later in 66)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā kṣetra/tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A triptych-like composition: one devotee receives wealth, another receives a child, and a third meditates in renunciation—each under the same Ayodhyā sacred skyline, implying the kṣetra grants all aims; the river and temples unify the scene.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is portrayed as comprehensive—supporting worldly welfare while also opening the path to mokṣa.
The Ayodhyā tīrtha praised throughout this Ayodhyāmāhātmya passage.
Implicitly, the previously described snāna and pūjā, whose fruits are summarized as a phalaśruti.