Sūta said: The continent of Plakṣadvīpa is prosperous and vast. All round, it abounds in wealth and food-grains. It abounds in divine medicinal herbs and fruits. It possesses all types of medicinal plants and herbs. Thousands of rural and wild animals of all varieties surround the regions. O excellent Brāhmaṇas, in its middle there is a great tree named Plakṣa. It has been reckoned on a par with the Jambū tree (in the continent Jambūdvīpa). The continent is named after that tree. In a place in. the middle of the inhabited country, it is worshipped by all the people.