Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 60
अकारो ब्रह्म च प्रोक्तं यकारो विष्णुरुच्यते । धकारो रुद्ररूपश्च अयोध्यानाम राजते
akāro brahma ca proktaṃ yakāro viṣṇurucyate | dhakāro rudrarūpaśca ayodhyānāma rājate
‘അ’ ബ്രഹ്മാ എന്നു പ്രോക്തം, ‘യ’ വിഷ്ണു എന്നു ഉച്യते, ‘ധ’ രുദ്രസ്വരൂപം—ഇങ്ങനെ ‘അയോധ്യ’ എന്ന നാമം ദിവ്യമായി പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു.
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Agastya reveals the luminous etymology: the syllables ‘a–ya–dha’ correspond to Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra; the name ‘Ayodhyā’ shines as a divine composite, with subtle Trimūrti imagery emerging behind the sage.
FAQs
Sacred names are not accidental; the very sound of ‘Ayodhyā’ is taught as carrying divine presence and theological meaning.
Ayodhyā—glorified through the sanctity and symbolism of its very name.
No explicit rite; it provides a sacred linguistic/theological grounding for Ayodhyā’s holiness.