The Geography of the Puranas c19: Chapter IX
The Geography of the Purāṇas c19
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Chapter IX
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CHAPTER X
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Some of the janapadas mentioned in the Purāṇic lists have been omitted in the discussion which follows, since their identification is purely arbitrary. However, they have been plotted on the accompanying map with the help of Pargiter, Dey, Law and Sircar's works.
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¹ L. W. Lyde, *The Continent of Asia* (London, 1938), p. 401.
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² T. H. Holdich, *The Gates of India* (London, 1910), p. 162.
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³ *Hudūd*, p. 111.
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⁴ Also see Bhandarkar's notices in the *Indian Antiquary*, September 1933.
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⁵ Identified by Ray Chaudhry.
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⁶ *Agni*, 275, 10; *Vāyu*, 94, 3-54; *Matsya*, 43, 7-49, etc.
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⁷ *Matsya*, 43, 44, 48; *Vāyu*, 94, 95, 96.
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⁸ *Ādiparva*, 218, 219, 220, 221; *Udyogaparva* 28, 157, 158, Aśwamedhaparva, 59; Sabhaparva 62.
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⁹ *Udyogaparva*, V. 28.
Linked texts (4)
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit