Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 28
मेरुमन्दरमात्रोऽपि राशिः पापस्य कर्मणः । स्वर्गद्वारं समासाद्य स सर्वो व्रजति क्षयम्
merumandaramātro'pi rāśiḥ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ | svargadvāraṃ samāsādya sa sarvo vrajati kṣayam
اگر گناہ کے کرموں کا ڈھیر مِیرو اور مَندَر کے برابر بھی ہو، تو سْوَرگ دْوار تک پہنچتے ہی وہ سب کا سب فنا ہو جاتا ہے۔
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Svargadvāra (Ayodhyā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim approaches Svargadvāra on the Sarayū bank; a dark mountain-like heap labeled ‘pāpa’ dissolves into light as the gateway motif of heaven opens behind sacred trees and ghāṭ steps.
FAQs
Sacred pilgrimage is portrayed as a powerful means of karmic purification, capable of dissolving even immense sin.
Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā, acclaimed for comprehensive pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sins).
The act emphasized is ‘reaching’/visiting Svargadvāra; implied accompaniment is tīrtha-sevā such as snāna and worship.