Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
मोक्षमार्गो द्विजैश्चैव श्रुतिस्मृतिसमुच्चयात् । मोक्षोऽयं नगराकारश्चतुर्द्वार समाकुलः
mokṣamārgo dvijaiścaiva śrutismṛtisamuccayāt | mokṣo'yaṃ nagarākāraścaturdvāra samākulaḥ
श्रुति-स्मृतीच्या समुच्चयातून द्विजांनी मोक्षमार्ग सांगितला आहे; हा मोक्ष जणू एक नगर असून चार द्वारांनी युक्त आहे.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya didactic narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant fortified city labeled ‘Mokṣa’ with four ornate gates; at the foreground, learned dvijas hold palm-leaf manuscripts of Śruti and Smṛti, pointing pilgrims toward the gates.
FAQs
Liberation is a structured path grounded in Vedic revelation and remembered tradition, approached through defined disciplines.
No individual tirtha is named; the ‘city’ metaphor frames mokṣa in a way resonant with pilgrimage literature.
None directly; it points to śruti-smṛti based guidance as authoritative.