The Geography of the Puranas c11.s6.28

c11.s6.28

There is one important region on the north-eastern long slopes of the Vindhyas which has been left out in the above scheme. This region covers the basin of the middle and upper Ken (or Karamnasa). It appears to coincide with what the Purāṇas name as Mālava, i.e. the basin of the Ken bounded by the lava scrap overlooking the Narmadā in the south and the northern Vindhyan scarps, i.e. Ajaigarh-Panna hills in the north. This is the only portion of the Malwa plateau (which is defined as the part of the Deccan trap lying north of the Narmadā) which is not otherwise covered by the Purāṇic janapadas of this region.