[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 2.8.11.2 # Skandapurana 2.8.11.2 Skandapurāṇa 2.8.11.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.8.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11.2) 1 sūtakṛtaṃ maṃgalārthaṃ vyāsādividvadvaryastavanam, sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaprasaṃgena nānādrumalatādiśobhitāyodhyāmāhātmyavarṇanam, agastimunerayodhyāgamanam, ayodhyāprabhāvadarśanenāgastyasyānandaprāptivarṇanam, triguṇatrisvarūpasthitāyodhyāvarṇanenāyodhyāśabdasya vyutpattyarthakathanam, ayodhyāyāmagastivyāsasaṃvādapūrvakaṃ viṣṇuśarmakṛta pañcāgnisādhanavarṇanam, viṣṇuśarmaṇā bhagavatstotrakaraṇam, viṣṇuśarmaṇo bhamavaddarśanam, bhagavatā viṣṇuśarmaṇe varapradānam, tasminneva sthale bhagavatā svacakreṇa jalapravāhānayanam, cakratīrtheti nāmnā tattīrthasya prasiddhivarṇanam, viṣṇunāmapūrvakaviṣṇuharītimūrtisthāpanam, viṣṇuharimāhātmyavarṇanam 274 1 > 1. Sūta's praise of the foremost scholars such as Vyāsa for the sake of auspiciousness; the description of the Ayodhyāmāhātmya adorned with various trees, creepers, and the like in the context of the dialogue between Sūta and Śaunaka; the arrival of the sage Agasti at Ayodhyā; the description of Agastya's attainment of bliss upon seeing the power of Ayodhyā; the statement of the etymological meaning of the word 'Ayodhyā' through the description of Ayodhyā existing in the three guṇas and three forms; the description of the practice of the five fires performed by Viṣṇuśarman preceded by the dialogue between Agastya and Vyāsa in Ayodhyā; the recitation of a hymn to the Lord by Viṣṇuśarman; the vision of the Lord by Viṣṇuśarman; the granting of a boon to Viṣṇuśarman by the Lord; the bringing of a flow of water by the Lord with his own discus at that very spot; the description of that sacred ford's renown by the name Cakratīrtha; the installation of the image named Viṣṇuhari preceded by the name of Viṣṇu; the description of the māhātmya of Viṣṇuhari. 274 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.8.11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11.1) - [Next: 2.8.11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11.3) - [Up: 2.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.2.8.11.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.2.8.11.2) · Pramāṇa