Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
त्वया ये कीर्तिता द्वीपाः समुद्राः पर्वतास्तथा । मनसापि न शक्यास्ते गन्तुं मर्त्यैः कथंचन
tvayā ye kīrtitā dvīpāḥ samudrāḥ parvatāstathā | manasāpi na śakyāste gantuṃ martyaiḥ kathaṃcana
Benua-benua, lautan-lautan dan gunung-ganang yang telah engkau sebutkan itu tidak dapat dicapai oleh manusia fana dengan cara apa pun—bahkan dalam fikiran sekalipun.
An unnamed listener (likely a sage/interlocutor)
Listener: Youthful brāhmaṇa narrator
Scene: The speaker gestures toward an imagined vast cosmos—continents, oceans, mountains—declaring them unreachable even in thought for mortals; the teacher remains composed, suggesting higher means of knowing.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred geography includes realms beyond ordinary human capacity, pointing to the need for spiritual means rather than mere physical effort.
None is singled out; the verse emphasizes the vastness and transcendence of the described regions.
None; it highlights human limitation and prepares for the explanation of spiritual power.