Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 54
तत्सर्वं जायते पुण्यं प्राणिनामस्य दर्शनात् । तस्मादेतन्महाक्षेत्रं पुराणादिषु गीयते
tatsarvaṃ jāyate puṇyaṃ prāṇināmasya darśanāt | tasmādetanmahākṣetraṃ purāṇādiṣu gīyate
Segala pahala itu terbit bagi makhluk hanya dengan darśana, yakni menatap dan menziarahi tempat suci ini. Oleh itu, tempat ini dipuji dalam Purāṇa dan kitab-kitab lain sebagai mahā-kṣetra, medan suci yang agung.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A threshold moment: pilgrims behold Ayodhyā’s sacred skyline/ghāṭas; the very act of seeing is shown as generating luminous merit, while sages cite Purāṇic authority.
FAQs
Even simple darśana of Ayodhyā generates vast puṇya, revealing the power of sacred geography.
Ayodhyā is explicitly upheld as a mahākṣetra praised across Purāṇic literature.
The emphasis is on darśana (reverent visitation/seeing) as itself a merit-generating act.