Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52
सर्वकामफलप्राप्तिर्जायते प्राणिनां सदा । तस्मादत्र विधातव्यं प्राणिभिर्यत्नतः क्रमात् । दानादिकं विप्रपूजा दंपत्योश्च विशेषतः
sarvakāmaphalaprāptirjāyate prāṇināṃ sadā | tasmādatra vidhātavyaṃ prāṇibhiryatnataḥ kramāt | dānādikaṃ viprapūjā daṃpatyośca viśeṣataḥ
यहाँ प्राणियों को सदा समस्त काम्य फलों की प्राप्ति होती है। इसलिए प्राणियों को चाहिए कि वे यत्नपूर्वक, विधि-क्रम से, दान आदि कर्म करें और विशेषतः ब्राह्मण-पूजा करें—विशेषकर पति-पत्नी दोनों मिलकर।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A husband and wife in pilgrim attire offer gifts and respectfully worship brāhmaṇas—washing feet, offering seats, food, cloth—within Ayodhyā’s sacred precinct; the atmosphere suggests orderly ritual sequence (krama).
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Ayodhyā amplifies dharmic effort so that rightful aims bear fruit, especially through charity and honoring the righteous.
Ayodhyā is presented as a wish-fulfilling sacred kṣetra when approached through Dharma.
Perform dāna and related rites, with special emphasis on vipra-pūjā, ideally undertaken by husband and wife together.
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