Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
इक्षुसारस्वरूपेण समुद्रेण परिवृतम् । गोमेदं तस्य परितो द्विगुणं तावता वृतम्
ikṣusārasvarūpeṇa samudreṇa parivṛtam | gomedaṃ tasya parito dviguṇaṃ tāvatā vṛtam
तो द्वीप इक्षुरस-सारस्वरूप समुद्राने सर्व बाजूंनी वेढलेला आहे। त्याच्या सभोवती गोमेदद्वीप आहे; तो परिमाणाने दुप्पट असून तितक्याच परिघाने आवृत आहे।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomeda-dvīpa (cosmographic dvīpa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concentric island-continent system: a central dvīpa encircled by a shimmering ocean that looks like sugarcane-juice; beyond it, the larger Gomeda-dvīpa forming the next ring, all rendered as precise, symmetrical bands.
FAQs
Cosmic abundance is expressed through auspicious, life-sustaining essences—suggesting the world as pervaded by divine sweetness when seen rightly.
None; the verse continues the cosmographic listing of dvīpas and surrounding oceans.
None.