Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 30
तस्माद्दक्षिणदिग्भागे स्वर्णस्य खनिरुत्तमा । यत्र चक्रे स्वर्णवृष्टिं कुबेरो रघुजाद्भयात्
tasmāddakṣiṇadigbhāge svarṇasya khaniruttamā | yatra cakre svarṇavṛṣṭiṃ kubero raghujādbhayāt
اس مقام کے جنوبی حصے میں سونے کی ایک نہایت عمدہ کان ہے؛ جہاں رَگھو کے فرزند کے خوف سے کُبیر نے سونے کی بارش برسائی۔
Narrator (contextual; within Ayodhyāmāhātmya discourse)
Tirtha: Svārṇa-khani (mythic ‘gold mine’ precinct) in Ayodhyā’s southern quarter
Type: kshetra
Scene: A southern precinct of Ayodhyā is shown as a gleaming earth-vein (mine) while Kubera, anxious, releases a rain of gold coins and nuggets from the sky; the Raghu-line king’s aura dominates the scene though he may be off-frame, implied by Kubera’s fear.
FAQs
Sacred places preserve divine history where cosmic powers respond to dharmic kings and their lineage.
A southern landmark of the Ayodhyā region—an ‘excellent gold mine’ associated with Kubera’s gold shower.
None explicitly; the verse provides sacred-geographical identification and a legendary cause (Kubera’s svarṇa-vṛṣṭi).