Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वर्गद्वारस्य माहात्म्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुमीश्वरः । नहि कश्चिदतो वत्स संक्षेपाच्छृणु सुव्रत
svargadvārasya māhātmyaṃ vistarādvaktumīśvaraḥ | nahi kaścidato vatsa saṃkṣepācchṛṇu suvrata
Изложить подробно величие Сваргадвары потребовало бы даже владычной мощи; потому, дитя дорогое, выслушай кратко — о ты, с благим обетом.
Agastya
Tirtha: Svargadvāra
Type: ghat
Listener: Suvrata (the questioner addressed affectionately as vatsa)
Scene: Agastya gently restrains the scope of narration, indicating the vastness of Svargadvāra’s glory; the listener leans in, accepting a concise teaching; a palm-leaf manuscript and rosary symbolize measured transmission.
FAQs
The purāṇas frame certain tīrthas as spiritually ‘immeasurable,’ encouraging humility and attentive listening.
Svargadvāra tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
A teaching method is prescribed—hear the māhātmya in concise form; specific rites appear later.