Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
ततः परं क्रौञ्चसंज्ञं द्विगुणं हि घृताब्धिना । ततः शाल्मलिद्वीपं च द्विगुणं तावतैव च
tataḥ paraṃ krauñcasaṃjñaṃ dviguṇaṃ hi ghṛtābdhinā | tataḥ śālmalidvīpaṃ ca dviguṇaṃ tāvataiva ca
Au-delà se trouve le continent nommé Krauñca, de mesure double, entouré d’un océan de ghee (beurre clarifié). Ensuite vient Śālmalidvīpa, lui aussi deux fois plus vaste, de la même manière.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Krauñcadvīpa / Ghṛta-samudra; Śālmalidvīpa (mentioned as next)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Concentric rings showing Krauñcadvīpa bordered by a shimmering golden ghee ocean; beyond it, the next ring of Śālmalidvīpa hinted as a further expansion, with a transition band suggesting continuation to subsequent dvīpas.
FAQs
The repeated doubling emphasizes vastness and gradation—inviting humility and awe before the divine architecture of the worlds.
None; the content is cosmological rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya.
None.