Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
शाकद्वीपे च शाकोऽस्ति योजनानां सहस्रकः । तस्य नाम्ना च तद्वर्षं शाकद्वीपमिति स्मृतम्
śākadvīpe ca śāko'sti yojanānāṃ sahasrakaḥ | tasya nāmnā ca tadvarṣaṃ śākadvīpamiti smṛtam
શાકદ્વીપમાં સહસ્ર યોજન જેટલો વિસ્તરેલો શાકવૃક્ષ છે. તેના નામથી જ તે વર્ષ ‘શાકદ્વીપ’ તરીકે સ્મૃત છે.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śākadvīpa (cosmic region, not a terrestrial tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kurunandana
Scene: A vast island-continent with a single monumental śāka tree rising like a cosmic pillar, its canopy spanning horizons; tiny settlements and rivers radiate outward, emphasizing scale (thousand-yojana).
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology uses symbolic landmarks to orient the devotee toward a universe filled with sacred meaning.
No; Śākadvīpa is a cosmological continent (dvīpa), not a named earthly pilgrimage tīrtha.
None.