[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c11.s5.28 # The Geography of the Puranas c11.s5.28 The Geography of the Purāṇas c11.s5.28 - **Language:** English ### [c11.s5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5.28) \*Savara, Pulinda, Mūsika, Daṇḍaka\*. The littoral between the Cola janapada in the south, the Āndhra in the north and the plateau on the west the basins of the lower Godāvari, the lower Kṛṣṇā (excluding their deltas and the Pennar) formed a vast region almost entirely covered by forests. Within this forest which extended towards the west along the latitudinal hills of the plateau, the river valleys not only coincided with possible lines of communication but also supported isolated tribes or groups of population. The term 'janapada' could be loosely applied to the territories occupied by these groups, some of which were recognised as such even in more ancient literature. For instance, we find in Aitareya Brāhmaṇa (VII. 18) that the elder sons of Viśvāmitra were under a curse to become the progenitors of servile races, such as the Āndhras, the Puṇḍras, the Savaras, the Pulindas and the Mutipas, meaning thereby that they were non-Āryan tribes. The Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas locate them in the south. The probable location of this group of janapadas may be indicated with the help of the natural features of this region. - [Previous: c11.s5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5.27) - [Next: c11.s5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5.29) - [Up: c11.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5) ## Linked texts (2) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.7.18) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c11.s5.28) · Pramāṇa