Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 62
विष्णोराद्या पुरी येयं क्षितिं न स्पृशति द्विज । विष्णोः सुदर्शने चक्रे स्थिता पुण्यकरी क्षितौ
viṣṇorādyā purī yeyaṃ kṣitiṃ na spṛśati dvija | viṣṇoḥ sudarśane cakre sthitā puṇyakarī kṣitau
हे द्विज! ही विष्णूची आद्य पुरी आहे; ती पृथ्वीला स्पर्श करत नाही. विष्णूच्या सुदर्शन चक्रावर ती स्थित असून भूमीवर पुण्य व पुण्यफल प्रदान करते।
Agastya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Viṣṇor ādyā purī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija / Brāhmaṇa
Scene: Ayodhyā depicted as a luminous city hovering slightly above the ground, resting upon a vast radiant Sudarśana-chakra; rays of sanctity descend to the earth and pilgrims below.
FAQs
A supreme holy city is upheld by divine power; its sanctity is portrayed as transcendent, not limited by ordinary geography.
Ayodhyā, presented as Viṣṇu’s ancient city upheld upon the Sudarśana discus.
No direct prescription; it explains Ayodhyā’s divine foundation as the basis for its merit-giving power.