Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
मुक्तिद्वारमिदं पश्य स्वर्गप्राप्तिकरं नृणाम् । स्वर्गद्वारमिति ख्यातं तस्मात्तीर्थमनुत्तमम्
muktidvāramidaṃ paśya svargaprāptikaraṃ nṛṇām | svargadvāramiti khyātaṃ tasmāttīrthamanuttamam
हे पाहा हे ‘मुक्तिद्वार’, जे मनुष्यांना स्वर्गप्राप्ती करून देते. हे ‘स्वर्गद्वार’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे; म्हणून हे तीर्थ अनुत्तम आहे.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Svargadvāra (also called Muktidvāra)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A visionary ‘gate’ motif at the ghat: an archway inscribed ‘Muktidvāra’ and ‘Svargadvāra’; pilgrims gaze (paśya) with folded hands; above the arch, two paths are symbolized—one to svarga (celestial city) and one to mokṣa (formless light).
FAQs
A tīrtha can function as a ‘gateway’—bestowing elevated post-death destinies and even liberation through its sanctity.
Svargadvāra, also described as Muktidvāra, within Ayodhyā.
No single rite is specified; the verse highlights the intrinsic spiritual efficacy of the tīrtha.