The Geography of the Puranas c7.s4.34

The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s4.34

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c7.s4.34

If the Śākadwīpa of Mahābhārata (6.11) is not to be located in the north there are many clues as to its probable location. The Mahābhārata (12, 14, 23, quoted above) unequivocally locates Sākadvīpa east of Meru. A passage in the Bhāskara (quoted by Wilson in Viṣṇu Purāṇa, 2.110.1) says:

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Linked texts (3)

Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Bhagavantabhāskara — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit