Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 165
इमे तु सर्वे मत्स्नेहादायाताः सर्वमानवाः । भक्ताश्च भक्तिमन्तश्च त्यक्तात्मानोऽपि सर्वशः
ime tu sarve matsnehādāyātāḥ sarvamānavāḥ | bhaktāśca bhaktimantaśca tyaktātmāno'pi sarvaśaḥ
کیونکہ یہ سب انسان میری محبت کے سبب یہاں آئے ہیں—بھکت، بھکتی میں ثابت قدم، اور ہر طرح سے اپنے آپ کو سپرد کر چکے ہیں۔
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A multitude of pilgrims—men and women of varied stations—approach the divine presence with folded hands, some prostrating, faces softened by surrender; Viṣṇu/Rāma acknowledges them with compassionate gaze.
FAQs
Love-filled devotion and self-surrender are presented as the key qualifications for divine grace.
Ayodhyā’s Māhātmya context frames these devotees as pilgrims/seekers connected to the sacred place.
No formal ritual; the emphasis is on inner disposition—bhakti and tyāga (self-offering).