Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
इति जपः । शाल्मलेर्नाम वृक्षस्य तत्रवासः सहस्रं योजनानां तच्चिह्नं शाल्मलिद्विपमुच्यते
iti japaḥ | śālmalernāma vṛkṣasya tatravāsaḥ sahasraṃ yojanānāṃ taccihnaṃ śālmalidvipamucyate
ഇതാകുന്നു ജപം (മന്ത്രപാരായണം). അവിടെ ‘ശാല്മലി’ എന്ന വൃക്ഷം സഹസ്ര യോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ളതാണ്; ആ ചിഹ്നം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അത് ‘ശാല്മലിദ്വീപം’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Śālmalidvīpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast island-continent dominated by a colossal Śālmali tree stretching beyond horizons; the tree’s trunk bears auspicious marks as ‘cihna’; sages or narrators indicate the sign while mantra syllables appear as subtle script in the sky.
FAQs
Nature becomes a sacred marker—holy lands are recognized through dharmic symbols, and remembrance is supported by mantra-recitation.
Śālmalidvīpa is described as a sacred cosmic region identified by the Śālmali tree.
Japa is explicitly noted: “iti japaḥ”—the passage is framed for recitation.