Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Ayodhya-mahatmya which is section 8 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc.
Section 8 - 础测辞诲丑测腻-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补
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The 础测辞诲丑测腻尘腻丑腻迟尘测补 (础测辞诲丑测腻-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补) has 10 chapters and is related to the Ayodhya Tirtha region.
础测辞诲丑测腻 is the captial city of kings of 滨办峁腻办耻 dynasty to which 顿腻艣补谤补迟丑颈 搁腻尘补, the most righteous king, belonged. It is known as 厂腻办别迟补 in the Buddhist Literature and in 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈 (cf Sageda of Ptolemy). Due to the international popularity of 搁腻尘补 the ancient rulers of Thailand named their capital as Ayuthia (础测辞诲丑测腻). It was 鈥榰nassailable鈥� hence it was called 鈥淎-yodhy膩鈥� (a popular etymology). Maybe due to the greatness of 搁腻尘补 it heads the list of seven Indian cities 鈥済iving 惭辞办峁 to their residents鈥�, the other such cities being 惭补迟丑耻谤腻, 惭腻测腻 (Haridwar), 碍腻艣墨, 碍腻帽肠墨 (Conjeveram), 础惫补苍迟墨 (Ujjain), (闯补驳补苍苍腻迟丑补) 笔耻谤墨, 顿惫腻谤补办腻.
Due to the association of various incidents of 搁腻尘补鈥檚 life therewith and its religious efficacy, a M膩h膩tmya (glorious description) came to be written about it (础测辞诲丑测腻).