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
எதில் சாட்சாத் ஹரி தாமே வாசம் செய்கிறாரோ, அதற்கு எதனால் ஒப்பிடலாம்? ஆஹா! இத்தனை தீர்த்தங்களும் நிச்சயமாக விஷ்ணுலோகத்தை அளிப்பவையே।
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.