[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.260.47 # Skandapurana 5.260.47 Skandapurāṇa 5.260.47 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.260.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260.47) tato'pi dviguṇaṃ dvīpaṃ plakṣanāmeti viśrutam.. kṣīrodo dviguṇastatra yatrayatramaharṣayaḥ.. ṣaḍimāni sudivyāni bhaumaḥ svarga udāhṛtaḥ.. tatra svarṇamayī bhūmistathā rajatasaṃyutā..47.. > Twice as large as that is the continent famous under the name Plakṣa; / twice as large there is the milk ocean, where great seers dwell everywhere. / These six very divine \[places\] are proclaimed as earthly heaven; / there the ground is made of gold, and likewise endowed with silver. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.260.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260.45) - [Next: 5.260.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260.48) - [Up: 5.260](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.260.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.260.47) · Pramāṇa