The Geography of the Puranas c8.164

c8.164

In this statement four regions are described in some detail. The first of these lies between the Saṅkhakuta and Vṛṣabha mountains and the great sense of the statement is that this is an inhabited region producing fruits in the midst of the wild forests which cover the land around. This at once suggests that the author is referring to the region in the midst of which the present city of Naryn is situated. Vṛṣabha is obviously the ridge with the rounded profile which lies south of Naryn town (see Fig. 9).