Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c7.23

c7.23

of them, however, are differently arranged. All of the Purânas, for instance, mention the Nine Divisions and give their names, but only the Brahmânda and Mârkandeya state the names of the districts in each of the Nine Divisions; as the Vishnu, Vâyu, and Matsya Purânas agree with the ‘Mahâbhârata’ in describing only five Divisions in detail, namely, the middle Province and those of the four cardinal points.