Exact location of Shree Rama janma-bhoomi in Skanda Purana

Shree Rama’s vast palace in Ayodhya and His EXACT birth location is vividly, accurately and sequentially described in Skanda Purana book II section VIII chapters 1-10.

Shree Rama janma-bhoomi

ShlokamVarious tirtha (pilgrimages) of ancient Ayodhya described in Skanda PuranaCorresponding location in present-day Ayodhya
2.8.1.106-109Chakra-tirtha and Vishnu-HariChakratirth ghat
2.8.2.19-20East of Chakra-tirtha is Brahma-kundaBrahmakund Gurudwara
2.8.2.22-23Northeast of Brahma-kunda is RnmochanaRinmochana ghat
2.8.2.33.35Near Rnmochana is Papamochana ghatPapamochana ghat nearby
2.8.2.44-46East of Papamochana is Sahasradhara or Lakshmana-tirthaLakshman ghat
2.8.2.59-68Lakshmana merges with Adi-Sesha, the divine serpentSeshavatara temple
2.8.3.6-7Ascension of Lord Rama from Swarga-dwaraSwargdwar ghat
2.8.3.45-48 to 5.23Near Swarga-dwara is Chandrahari, to its southeast is Dharmahari, to its south is swarna-khani and to its south is confluence of Sarayu and TilodakiChandrahari near Swargdwar, and there is a confluence of Sarayu River and a small stream on Google maps
2.8.6.1-2West of this confluence is Sita kundaSita kund, east of Vidya kund and Mani Parvat
2.8.6.10West of Vishnu-Hari is Chakra-HariChakra-Hari on yatra map
2.8.6.63-69Near Chakra-Hari is Gupta-Hari. 3 yojana west of Gupta-Hari is confluence of Sarayu and GhargharaGuptar ghat, and confluence of Rivers Sharda and Ghaggar
2.8.7.1-2North-west of Sita-kunda is Ksirodaka, Dasharatha’s yagnya spotDasharath mahal
2.8.7.9-38, 2.8.7.69Southwest of Ksirodaka is Brihaspati kunda, then south is Rukmini kunda, then Northwest is Dhana-yaksha, treasurer of King Harishchandra, then north is Vasishtha kundaBrihaspati kund on yatra map; Guru Vashishtha Dharamshala on Google map
2.8.7.77 – 2.8.8.1-6West of Vasishtha kunda is Sagar kunda, then southwest is Yogini kunda, then east is Urvashi kunda, then south is Ghosarka kunda, then west is Rati kunda, then west is Kusumayuddha kundaKushmayudha kund on yatra map
2.8.8.13-14West of Kusumayuddha kunda is Mantreshwar Shiva-linga templeLord Shiva temple
2.8.8.21-32North of Mantreshwar temple are Goddesses Sitladevi, Bandi and ChudakiThere seems to be 3 mosques here
2.8.8.33East of Goddess Chudaki temple is Maha-ratna tirthaMani Parvat, meaning mountain of emeralds
2.8.8.38-42Southwest of Maha-ratna tirtha are 2 lakes Durbhara and MahabharaDurbharsar on yatra map
2.8.8.49-50Northeast of Durbhara is Maha-vidya kundaVidya kund on yatra map
2.8.8.69Dughdeshwar Mahadeva templeDurgeshwar Mahadev temple
2.8.8.74-78On the eastern side is Taponidhi tirtha, then to its west is Hanumat kunda, then further west is Vibhishana saras pondHanumat Garhi temple on Google maps;  Vibhishan kund on Google and yatra maps
2.8.9.1-53Tirthas near Tamasa River including Bharata-kunda at NandigramaBharat-kund near Nandigram
2.8.10.3-6North of these places is tirtha of Vira gaja (elephant)Mata-gajendra on yatra map
2.8.10.7-13South of Vira tirtha is Lanka’s Surasa Rakshasa, who came to defend Ayodhya, To west of Surasa is Pindraka, then west is VighneshwarSugreeva tila (fort)
2.8.10.18-19Northeast of Vighneshwar, north of Vasishtha kunda and west of Laumasha is the EXACT location of Shree Rama janma-bhoomi. Reaching this pious place one can achieve moksha (salvation).To the north of Vasishtha Dharmashala and west of Ram Gulela temple (Lomasha Muni ashram) is Shree Rama janma-bhoomi

Ayodhya Google mapThe literary source describes Shree Rama’s palace walls enclosing most of the tirtha like Dasharatha mahal, Sita kund, Brahma kund, Vasishtha kund, Brihaspati kund, Hanumat kund, Vibhishan kund, Lomasha Rishi tirtha, Dughdeshwar Mahadeva temple and swarna-khani. The exact location of Shree Rama janmabhoomi described by Skanda Purana very accurately matches with the archaeological evidence found by ASI at the site in Ayodhya.

Shree Rama janmabhoomiThe Itihasa (Ramayana and Mahabharata) and the Purana are called the 5th Veda [Ref: Bhagavata Purana 3.12.39; Shiva Purana 5.43.8]. Purana are important scriptures that contain our recorded history [Ref: Matsya Purana 53.63; Valmiki Ramayana 6.116, 6.119, 7.72, 7.97]. All this simply means that the Purana are ancient and authentic sources of information, which are relevant in the present context.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed an order for construction of a temple at the exact location of Shree Rama janmabhoomi based on Archaeological Survey of India’s survey reports and ground penetrating radar reports. The SC order can be downloaded here.