Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 31
सरयूतीरमासाद्य दिव्या परमशोभना । अमरावतीनिभा प्रायः श्रिता बहुतपोधनैः
sarayūtīramāsādya divyā paramaśobhanā | amarāvatīnibhā prāyaḥ śritā bahutapodhanaiḥ
Parvenu sur la rive de la Sarayū, on découvre (Ayodhyā) divine et d’une beauté suprême, presque semblable à Amarāvatī, fréquentée et habitée par de nombreux grands ascètes riches en austérités.
Narrator/reciter within Ayodhyāmāhātmya
Tirtha: Sarayū-tīra (Ayodhyā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim party reaches the Sarayū’s luminous bank; beyond, Ayodhyā gleams like a celestial city, with saffron-clad ascetics seated under trees and near small āśramas, the river reflecting the sky.
FAQs
A tīrtha is recognized by divine beauty and the presence of tapasvins whose lives sanctify the landscape.
Ayodhyā and the Sarayū riverbank, presented as a heavenly-like sacred geography.
No explicit rite; it highlights pilgrimage approach—reaching the Sarayū bank as entry into Ayodhyā’s sanctity.