Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 6
यस्यां स्थितो हरिः साक्षात्सेयं केनोपमीयते । अहो तीर्थानि सर्वाणि विष्णुलोकप्रदानि वै
yasyāṃ sthito hariḥ sākṣātseyaṃ kenopamīyate | aho tīrthāni sarvāṇi viṣṇulokapradāni vai
ज्यात साक्षात् हरि विराजमान आहेत, तिची उपमा कशाशी द्यावी? अहो! ही सर्व तीर्थे निश्चयच विष्णुलोक देणारी आहेत।
Agastya (quoting the brāhmaṇa/Dharma in narrative)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā and its tīrthas (collective)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Hari’s presence is felt as a luminous center within Ayodhyā—temples and ghāṭas oriented toward an unseen but palpable divine abode; pilgrims gaze upward as if toward Viṣṇu-loka.
FAQs
A place becomes incomparable when the Lord is present there; tīrthas are celebrated as pathways to Viṣṇu’s realm.
Ayodhyā is implied as the place where Hari abides; additionally, the verse praises the tīrthas found there.
No specific rite is listed; the verse states the fruit (phala) of tīrtha engagement as attainment of Viṣṇuloka.