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
Dan Rāmaka disebut sebagai negeri yang berjumlah lapan belas koṭi. Tomara, Karṇāṭa, dan Yugala—tiga wilayah ini juga—turut disebut di sini.
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.