On Śalmalīdvīpa there is a śālmalī (silk-cotton) tree, from which the island takes its name. That tree is as broad and tall as the plakṣa tree—100 yojanas broad and 1,100 yojanas tall. Learned scholars say that this gigantic tree is the residence of Garuḍa, the king of all birds, who chants prayers. Chandaḥ-stutaḥ refers to Garuḍa, who praises Viṣṇu by the hymns arising from his limbs. Śruti says suparṇa ‘si garutmān trivṛtte śiraḥ: you are Garuḍa, your head is the trivṛt-stoma of the Vedas. (Garuḍa Upaniṣad) The śalmalī tree gives the island its name (hūtaye).