कीदृशी सा सदा मेध्याऽयोध्या विष्णुप्रियापुरी । आद्या सा गीयते वेदे पुरीणां मुक्तिदायिका
kīdṛśī sā sadā medhyā'yodhyā viṣṇupriyāpurī | ādyā sā gīyate vede purīṇāṃ muktidāyikā
What is that Ayodhyā like—ever pure, the beloved city of Viṣṇu? She is praised in the Veda as the primal city, a bestower of liberation among cities.
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.
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.
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