Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 5
स्वर्गद्वारस्य माहात्म्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुमीश्वरः । नहि कश्चिदतो वत्स संक्षेपाच्छृणु सुव्रत
svargadvārasya māhātmyaṃ vistarādvaktumīśvaraḥ | nahi kaścidato vatsa saṃkṣepācchṛṇu suvrata
سورگ دوار کی عظمت کو تفصیل سے بیان کرنا تو گویا خود ربّانی قدرت کا کام ہے؛ اس لیے اے پیارے بچے، اے صاحبِ نیک عہد، اسے اختصار سے سنو۔
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.