Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
शाकद्वीपं द्विगुणतो जंबूद्वीपात्ततः परम् । तावता क्षीरतोयेन समुद्रेण परीवृतम्
śākadvīpaṃ dviguṇato jaṃbūdvīpāttataḥ param | tāvatā kṣīratoyena samudreṇa parīvṛtam
Di luar Jambūdvīpa terletak Śākadvīpa, besarnya dua kali ganda. Ia dikelilingi, pada ukuran yang sama, oleh lautan susu.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śākadvīpa / Kṣīra-samudra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A second, larger concentric continent beyond Jambūdvīpa, ringed by a luminous white ‘milk ocean’ band; the doubling is shown by wider rings and expanding radius.
FAQs
The Purāṇic cosmos expands in graded abundance; the milk ocean imagery conveys nourishment and divine plenitude surrounding creation.
No; the verse continues a universal cosmographic listing rather than a localized tīrtha-māhātmya.
None.