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# The Geography of the Puranas c8.188

The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.188

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### [c8.188](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.188)

In other Purāṇas, for instance, in the Bhāgawata Purāṇa, the statement of Vāyu Purāṇa is repeated with the exception of the fact that instead of Uttara Kuru, only Kuru is mentioned. The Matsya declares that Ramaṇaka is a varṣa north of Niṣadha and south of Nila (chapter 113, paras 60, 61) but the Hiraṇyavat Varṣa is placed in its traditional position, between the Sveta and the Śṛṅgavān. The Garuḍa Purāṇa places Ramyaka northwest of Meru (55,2) and Brahma Purāṇa locates it north of Ilāvṛta. Uttara Kuru is again named as Kuru land in the last two Purāṇas.

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## Cites (5)

- [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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