Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) - Verse 27

Sūta said: It should be known that the people in these continents beginning with Plakṣadvīpa and ending with Śākadvīpa, are handsome, well-dressed, strong and free from sickness. They possess adequately happiness, long span of life, strength, handsome features, health and virtuousness. Men live upto five thousand years.