Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
योजनार्धप्रमाणानि भानि ह्रस्वं न विद्यते । भूमिलोकश्च भूर्लोकः पादगम्यः प्रकीर्तितः
yojanārdhapramāṇāni bhāni hrasvaṃ na vidyate | bhūmilokaśca bhūrlokaḥ pādagamyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
ज्योतींचे प्रमाण अर्ध-योजन असे सांगितले आहे; त्याहून लहान माप मान्य नाही. हा भूमिलोकच ‘भूर्लोक’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध असून तो पायी चालून गम्य आहे असे प्रकीर्तित आहे.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A schematic cosmic diagram: Bhūloka as a walkable plane beneath luminous bodies measured in fixed units; sages indicating measures with palm-leaf charts.
FAQs
It contrasts the humanly accessible earth with higher cosmic regions, implying that embodied life is the gateway for dharma and spiritual striving.
No specific tīrtha is named; ‘Bhūloka’ is described generally as the human realm.
None directly; the verse is descriptive of realms and measures.