Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63
केन वर्णयितुं शक्यो महिमाऽस्यास्तपोधन । यत्र साक्षात्स्वयं देवो विष्णुर्वसति सादरः
kena varṇayituṃ śakyo mahimā'syāstapodhana | yatra sākṣātsvayaṃ devo viṣṇurvasati sādaraḥ
Qui pourrait décrire comme il se doit la grandeur de cette cité, ô trésor d’ascèse, où le dieu Viṣṇu lui-même, manifesté en personne, demeure avec tendre bienveillance ?
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tapodhana (ascetic brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A sage (tapodhana) stands in reverent astonishment as Viṣṇu’s presence is felt within Ayodhyā—subtle theophany: a radiant form or a luminous aura emerging from the city’s sanctum axis.
FAQs
The highest sanctity of a place is grounded in the living presence of the Divine, making its glory ultimately beyond full human description.
Ayodhyā, exalted as a place where Viṣṇu personally resides.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes divine indwelling as the source of the kṣetra’s greatness.