Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 31
सरयूतीरमासाद्य दिव्या परमशोभना । अमरावतीनिभा प्रायः श्रिता बहुतपोधनैः
sarayūtīramāsādya divyā paramaśobhanā | amarāvatīnibhā prāyaḥ śritā bahutapodhanaiḥ
サラユー河の岸に至れば、（アヨーディヤーは）神々しく、きわめて麗しく、ほとんどアマラーヴァティーに似ている。そこには苦行の功徳に富む大いなる仙人たちが多く依り住み、往来する。
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.