The Geography of the Puranas c10.70

The Geography of the Purāṇas c10.70

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c10.70

² ‘It is 9,000 yojanas in extent from Kumarikya to the Gaṅgā and from north to south’ (45, 81). This statement is in accordance with the general regional pattern of Jambū Dwīpa in which each regional belt between the principal mountain chains is 9,000 yojanas in width.

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Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit