Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
ततोऽपि द्विगुणं द्वीपं प्लक्षनामेति विश्रुतम् । क्षीरोदो द्विगुणस्तत्र यत्रयत्रमहर्षयः । षडिमानि सुदिव्यानि भौमः स्वर्ग उदाहृतः । तत्र स्वर्णमयी भूमिस्तथा रजतसंयुता
tato'pi dviguṇaṃ dvīpaṃ plakṣanāmeti viśrutam | kṣīrodo dviguṇastatra yatrayatramaharṣayaḥ | ṣaḍimāni sudivyāni bhaumaḥ svarga udāhṛtaḥ | tatra svarṇamayī bhūmistathā rajatasaṃyutā
Melampauinya ada benua lain yang dua kali lebih luas, termasyhur dengan nama Plakṣa. Di sana samudra susu terbentang dua kali, dan di berbagai tempat para Mahārṣi bersemayam. Keenamnya disebut amat ilahi—laksana surga di bumi—di mana tanahnya keemasan serta berhias perak.
Unspecified in snippet (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative voice)
Tirtha: Plakṣadvīpa (cosmographic dvīpa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brilliant continent named Plakṣa, encircled by a luminous milk-ocean; great sages reside in scattered hermitages. The earth itself gleams—golden plains inlaid with silver veins—suggesting a terrestrial heaven.
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A ‘heaven on earth’ is defined not merely by splendor (gold and silver) but by the presence of maharṣis—wisdom sanctifies geography.
The verse speaks of Plakṣa-dvīpa and the Kṣīroda (milk ocean) in Purāṇic cosmography, not a named Indian tīrtha.
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