Ayodhya Mahatmya
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Ayodhya Mahatmya is a devotional and religious text within the Skanda Purana that extols the spiritual significance and sacred geography of the city of Ayodhya.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Badarikashrama Mahatmya | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
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devotional text ⓘ pilgrimage mahatmya ⓘ section of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Rama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEpic | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ayodhya in Hinduism
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Hindu pilgrimage texts ⓘ Skanda Purana sections ⓘ |
| contains |
eulogies of Ayodhya’s sanctity
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instructions for pilgrimage observances ⓘ legends of sacred sites in Ayodhya ⓘ myths related to Ayodhya ⓘ |
| describes |
ghats of Ayodhya
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holy places in Ayodhya ⓘ sacred geography of Ayodhya ⓘ sacred rivers associated with Ayodhya ⓘ temples of Ayodhya ⓘ tirthas of Ayodhya ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
liberation obtained through Ayodhya pilgrimage
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merit of bathing at Ayodhya’s ghats ⓘ merit of worship at Ayodhya shrines ⓘ |
| focusesOn | spiritual significance of Ayodhya ⓘ |
| genre | Mahatmya literature ⓘ |
| influences |
Ayodhya pilgrimage traditions
ⓘ
local ritual practices in Ayodhya ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praises | Ayodhya as a holy city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to describe the religious merit of rituals in Ayodhya
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to extol the merits of pilgrimage to Ayodhya ⓘ to glorify Ayodhya as a tirtha ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of Hindu Smriti corpus ⓘ |
| subject | Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval redaction of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| usedBy |
devotees of Rama
ⓘ
priests in Ayodhya ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hindu pilgrimage practice ⓘ |
| viewOfAyodhya |
as a supreme tirtha
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as abode of Rama ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Badarikashrama Mahatmya