Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
तदंते योजनशतं वासुकार्णव मुच्यते । शतयोजनमात्रः स भूमिस्वर्गस्ततः स्मृतः
tadaṃte yojanaśataṃ vāsukārṇava mucyate | śatayojanamātraḥ sa bhūmisvargastataḥ smṛtaḥ
Jenseits davon werden weitere hundert Yojanas als der „Ozean des Vāsuki“ bekannt. Von dort gilt ein Landstrich von hundert Yojanas als „Himmel auf Erden“.
Nārada
Tirtha: Vāsukārṇava; Bhūmi-svarga (Heaven-on-earth tract)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: A vast, dark-blue ‘ocean’ with nāga symbolism—Vāsuki as a colossal serpent presence beneath shimmering waters; beyond it, a radiant green-gold land labeled Bhūmi-svarga with flowering groves, hermitages, and luminous atmosphere.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates geography into theology—certain regions are praised as ‘bhūmisvarga’ due to their sanctity.
The regions named Vāsukārṇava and Bhūmisvarga are glorified as sacred zones on the route beyond Kedāra.
No ritual instruction appears; the focus is on naming and praising sacred regions.