The Geography of the Puranas c10.73

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6. Thereafter paras 86-137 of chapter 45 of the Vāyu Purāṇa give details of the regional mountains (Kul-Parvatas), rivers and people of Bhāratavarṣa. Then follow chapters 46 and 47 which deal with the regions lying north of Bhāratavarṣa, i.e. the Trans-Himalayan regions. Chapter 48 specifically describes 'the lands south of Bhāratavarṣa' which clearly implies that these lands are not included in Bhāratavarṣa but lie outside its limits to its south. The contents of this chapter have been examined and fully discussed in a later chapter. It brings out the important fact that the islands and peninsulas of South-Eastern Asia lay beyond the limits of Bhāratavarṣa.