Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
तस्यासन्नव सुताः पार्थ नववर्षेश्वराः स्मृताः । तेषां नाम्ना च ते वर्षास्तिष्ठंत्यद्यापि चांकिताः
tasyāsannava sutāḥ pārtha navavarṣeśvarāḥ smṛtāḥ | teṣāṃ nāmnā ca te varṣāstiṣṭhaṃtyadyāpi cāṃkitāḥ
Wahai Pārtha, baginda mempunyai sembilan orang putera, dikenang sebagai penguasa sembilan varṣa (wilayah). Hingga kini varṣa-varṣa itu tetap ditandai dengan nama mereka.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Navavarṣa (Jambūdvīpa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (addressed)
Scene: A map-like depiction of Jambūdvīpa divided into nine regions, each labeled with a son’s name; a narrator addresses ‘Pārtha’ as the regions appear as living, inscribed lands.
FAQs
Sacred geography is encoded in memory and naming—regions become dharmic markers through lineage and righteous rule.
The nine varṣas (regions) of Jambūdvīpa are referenced collectively; no single pilgrimage site is detailed.
None; it is a statement about regional divisions and their enduring names.