Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
योजनार्धप्रमाणानि भानि ह्रस्वं न विद्यते । भूमिलोकश्च भूर्लोकः पादगम्यः प्रकीर्तितः
yojanārdhapramāṇāni bhāni hrasvaṃ na vidyate | bhūmilokaśca bhūrlokaḥ pādagamyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Les luminaires ont pour mesure un demi-yojana ; nulle mesure plus petite n’est admise. Le domaine terrestre—Bhūloka, le monde du sol—est proclamé praticable à pied.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A schematic cosmic diagram: Bhūloka as a walkable plane beneath luminous bodies measured in fixed units; sages indicating measures with palm-leaf charts.
FAQs
It contrasts the humanly accessible earth with higher cosmic regions, implying that embodied life is the gateway for dharma and spiritual striving.
No specific tīrtha is named; ‘Bhūloka’ is described generally as the human realm.
None directly; the verse is descriptive of realms and measures.