[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c5.s2.39 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.39 The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.39 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.39) Bana—1. The twelve Vanas of Mathurâ-maṇḍala or Braja-maṇḍala are Madhuvana, Tâlavana, Kumudavana, Vṛindâvana, Khadiravana, Kâmyakavana, Bahulâ-vana on the western side of the Jamunâ; Mahâvana, Vilva-vana, Loha-vana, Bhâṇḍira-vana, and Bhadravana on the eastern side of the Jamunâ (Lochana Das's Chaitanya-maṅgala, III,) p. 192; Growse's Mathurâ, p. 51). The Vârâha P. (ch. 153) has Viṣṇusthâna instead of Tâlavana, Kuṇḍa-vana instead of Kumuda-vana, and Bakula-vana instead of Bahulâvana. 2. Same as Araṇya (Śabdakalpadruma). 3. The seven Vanas of Kurukshetra are :—Kâmyaka, Aditi, Vyâsa, Phalakī, Sûrya, Madhu, and Sita (Vâmana P., ch. 34). 4. For the Himalayan vanas or forests as Nandana, Chaitranâtha, etc., see Matsya P., ch. 120. - [Previous: c5.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.38) - [Next: c5.s2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.40) - [Up: c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2) ## Cites (4) - [Varāhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.varaha) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāmanapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vamana) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Caitanya Maṅgal (Locan Dās)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.bengali.caritasahitya.caitanyamangal-locan-das) — Locan Dās, Bengali --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c5.s2.39) · Pramāṇa