Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 53
सर्वयज्ञाधिकफलं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् । सर्वदेवावलोकस्य यत्पुण्यं जायते नृणाम्
sarvayajñādhikaphalaṃ sarvatīrthāvagāhanam | sarvadevāvalokasya yatpuṇyaṃ jāyate nṛṇām
அனைத்து யாகங்களிலும் மேலான பலன், எல்லாத் தீர்த்தங்களிலும் நீராடுவதால் உண்டாகும் புண்ணியம், மேலும் எல்லாத் தேவர்களையும் தரிசிப்பதால் மனிதருக்கு பிறக்கும் புண்ணியம்—
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Sāketa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim assembly at Ayodhyā hears the proclamation that this kṣetra grants the fruit of all sacrifices and all tīrtha-bathings; a visionary panorama suggests ‘all gods’ present in the sacred landscape.
FAQs
Ayodhyā concentrates the merits of major Vedic rites and pilgrimages into a single sacred encounter.
Ayodhyā is implied as the locus where the fruits of all tīrthas and yajñas are obtained.
It alludes to yajña, tīrtha-snāna (holy bathing), and deva-darśana as sources of puṇya whose fruits are matched here.