Vishnupurana 2.3.1

The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition 2.3.1

Language: English

2.3.1

THE country that lies north of the ocean, and south of the snowy mountains, is called Bhárata, for there dwelt the descendants of Bharata. It is nine thousand leagues in extent, and is the land of works, in consequence of which men go to heaven, or obtain emancipation.

2.3.1.n1

As Bhárata-varsha means India, a nearer approach to the truth, with regard to its extent, might have been expected; and the Váyu has another measurement, which is not much above twice the actual extent, or 1000 Yojanas from Kumári (Comorin) to the source of the Ganges.

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Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit