The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.55

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Karavirapura—1 It has been identified with Kolhapur in the Province of Bombay (Madhura Kavisarmas Archavatara-sthala vaibhava darpanam, Padma P, Uttara Kh, ch 74, Ramdas Sen's Aitihasika Rahasya, 3rd ed, pt II, p 276) It is locally called Karvir Krishna met here Parasurama and killed its king named Srigala Same as Padmavati on the river Venva, a branch of the Krishna (Harivamsa, ch 9) The temple of Maha Lakshmi is situated at this place (Devi Bhagavata, vii chs 30, 38, Matsya P ch 13) In the eleventh century it was the capital of the Silahara chiefs For the genealogy of the Silahara dynasty of Kolhapur, see Ep Ind, vol III, pp 208, 211, 213 It appears from an inscription that Kshullahapura is another name for Kolhapur (Ep Ind, vol III, p 209) 2 The capital of Brahmavartta, it was situated on the river Drishadvati (Kalika P, chs 48, 49)