Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
ततः परं क्रौञ्चसंज्ञं द्विगुणं हि घृताब्धिना । ततः शाल्मलिद्वीपं च द्विगुणं तावतैव च
tataḥ paraṃ krauñcasaṃjñaṃ dviguṇaṃ hi ghṛtābdhinā | tataḥ śālmalidvīpaṃ ca dviguṇaṃ tāvataiva ca
Далее простирается материк, именуемый Краунча (Krauñca), вдвое больший по мере, и окружённый океаном топлёного масла гхрита (ghṛta). Затем следует Шальмалидвипа (Śālmalidvīpa), также вдвое больше, тем же образом.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Krauñcadvīpa / Ghṛta-samudra; Śālmalidvīpa (mentioned as next)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Concentric rings showing Krauñcadvīpa bordered by a shimmering golden ghee ocean; beyond it, the next ring of Śālmalidvīpa hinted as a further expansion, with a transition band suggesting continuation to subsequent dvīpas.
FAQs
The repeated doubling emphasizes vastness and gradation—inviting humility and awe before the divine architecture of the worlds.
None; the content is cosmological rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya.
None.