The Geography of the Puranas c7.s4.25
The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s4.25
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c7.s4.25
Similarly the Harivaṃśa¹⁵ names Uttarakuru, Bhadrāśwa, Ketumāla and Jambū Dwīpa. In two of the passages, the region of Yama is substituted for the southern Jambū Dwīpa. Although seven dwipas and seven seas are mentioned¹⁶ in several passages, there is no mention anywhere of a single Purāṇic dwipa, whereas the names of the four dwipas are given.