Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12
मुक्तिद्वारमिदं पश्य स्वर्गप्राप्तिकरं नृणाम् । स्वर्गद्वारमिति ख्यातं तस्मात्तीर्थमनुत्तमम्
muktidvāramidaṃ paśya svargaprāptikaraṃ nṛṇām | svargadvāramiti khyātaṃ tasmāttīrthamanuttamam
اس ‘درِ نجات’ کو دیکھو جو انسانوں کو سوَرگ کی دستیابی عطا کرتا ہے۔ یہ ‘سوَرگ دوار’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے؛ اسی لیے یہ تیرتھ بے مثال ہے۔
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Svargadvāra (also called Muktidvāra)
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A visionary ‘gate’ motif at the ghat: an archway inscribed ‘Muktidvāra’ and ‘Svargadvāra’; pilgrims gaze (paśya) with folded hands; above the arch, two paths are symbolized—one to svarga (celestial city) and one to mokṣa (formless light).
FAQs
A tīrtha can function as a ‘gateway’—bestowing elevated post-death destinies and even liberation through its sanctity.
Svargadvāra, also described as Muktidvāra, within Ayodhyā.
No single rite is specified; the verse highlights the intrinsic spiritual efficacy of the tīrtha.