Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 28
मेरुमन्दरमात्रोऽपि राशिः पापस्य कर्मणः । स्वर्गद्वारं समासाद्य स सर्वो व्रजति क्षयम्
merumandaramātro'pi rāśiḥ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ | svargadvāraṃ samāsādya sa sarvo vrajati kṣayam
മേരു–മന്ദരത്തോളം വലുതായ പാപകർമ്മരാശിയും സ്വർഗ്ഗദ്വാരം പ്രാപിച്ചാൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി നശിച്ചുപോകുന്നു।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Svargadvāra (Ayodhyā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim approaches Svargadvāra on the Sarayū bank; a dark mountain-like heap labeled ‘pāpa’ dissolves into light as the gateway motif of heaven opens behind sacred trees and ghāṭ steps.
FAQs
Sacred pilgrimage is portrayed as a powerful means of karmic purification, capable of dissolving even immense sin.
Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā, acclaimed for comprehensive pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sins).
The act emphasized is ‘reaching’/visiting Svargadvāra; implied accompaniment is tīrtha-sevā such as snāna and worship.