Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 49
सर्वेषामिव भूतानां भर्तुर्मोक्षस्य सर्वदा । अस्मिन्सिद्धाः सदा विप्र गोविंदव्रतमास्थिताः
sarveṣāmiva bhūtānāṃ bharturmokṣasya sarvadā | asminsiddhāḥ sadā vipra goviṃdavratamāsthitāḥ
ಹೇ ವಿಪ್ರ! ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿದ್ಧರು ಸದಾ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಅವರು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಗೋವಿಂದವ್ರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತರಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಗೋವಿಂದನು ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೋಕ್ಷದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಎಂಬಂತೆ.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: Siddhas hovering or seated in meditation across Ayodhyā’s sacred precincts, each marked by distinct Vaiṣṇava signs, all united in Govinda-vrata; a brahmin listener receives the teaching.
FAQs
Association with a mokṣa-centered kṣetra and steadfast vow to Govinda nurtures spiritual perfection and liberation-oriented life.
The Candrahari/Vāsudeva-associated sacred place in Ayodhyā where Siddhas are said to dwell.
Observance of the Govinda-vrata is highlighted as the continuing discipline of the Siddhas.