Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27
अत्र साक्षात्स्वयं देवो विष्णुर्वसति सादरः । तस्माद्वर्णयितुं शक्यो महिमा न हि मानवैः
atra sākṣātsvayaṃ devo viṣṇurvasati sādaraḥ | tasmādvarṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā na hi mānavaiḥ
Here, Viṣṇu Himself—the very God—dwells directly and graciously. Therefore, His greatness in this place cannot truly be described by human beings.
Agastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ayodhyā’s skyline with temples and river, suffused with a subtle theophany: Viṣṇu’s presence felt as radiant light, while devotees stand in awe, acknowledging that words fail.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely sanctifying where the Lord is said to dwell directly; such glory exceeds ordinary speech.
Ayodhyā—presented as a place of Viṣṇu’s immediate, personal presence.
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse asserts the theological basis for Ayodhyā’s unparalleled sanctity.