The Geography of the Puranas c11.s5.29
The Geography of the Purāṇas c11.s5.29
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c11.s5.29
Savara may be associated with the valley of the river Sabari, a left-bank tributary of the Godāvari. Its position very much coincides with that of Sabarai mentioned by Ptolemy. It may be the same as the Suari of Pliny. If this is correct, then the Pulinda janapada should be identical with the region between the Prāṇhitā and Bandia rivers, the two left-bank tributaries of the Godāvari which join it from the north. This location is based on the following association of tribes found in many works: