Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
अष्टादश तथा कोट्यो रामको देश उच्यते । तोमरश्चापि कर्णाटो युगलश्च त्रयस्त्विमे
aṣṭādaśa tathā koṭyo rāmako deśa ucyate | tomaraścāpi karṇāṭo yugalaśca trayastvime
രാമകം എന്ന ദേശം അഷ്ടാദശ കോടി ഗ്രാമപരിമിതമാണെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. കൂടാതെ തോമര, കർണാട, യുഗല—ഈ മൂന്നും ഇവിടെ പരാമർശിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Tirtha: Rāmaka (deśa-name)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A four-part map vignette: Rāmaka shown as an immense expanse with ‘18 koṭi’ mark; three banners labeled Tomara, Karṇāṭa, Yugala as allied regions/peoples around it.
FAQs
Vast numerical and regional references emphasize the Purāṇa’s panoramic sacred worldview—dharma extends across immense lands and peoples.
No specific tīrtha is described; several regions are named within a geographic enumeration.
None.