Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वर्गद्वारस्य माहात्म्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुमीश्वरः । नहि कश्चिदतो वत्स संक्षेपाच्छृणु सुव्रत
svargadvārasya māhātmyaṃ vistarādvaktumīśvaraḥ | nahi kaścidato vatsa saṃkṣepācchṛṇu suvrata
ஸ்வர்கத்வாரத்தின் மஹிமையை விரிவாகச் சொல்லுதல் ஈசுவரசம வல்லமைக்கே உரியது; ஆகவே, வத்ஸா, ஓ சுவ்ரதா—சுருக்கமாகக் கேள்.
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.