The Geography of the Puranas c11.s5.24

c11.s5.24

Pāṇḍya. The Pāṇḍya kingdom, as defined by tradition, extended from the southern Vallaru river (Pudukottai) on the north to Cape Comorin and from the Coromandal (Cholamandala) coast on the east to the 'great highway', the Achchankovil Pass leading into southern Kerala or Travancore. It comprised the existing districts of Madurai and Tirunelveli with parts of the old Travancore State. The janapada of Pāṇḍya was thus centred around the basin of river Vaigai on which the city of Madurai is situated.