The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.72

c5.s9.72

Karusha—Two countries by the name of Karusha are mentioned, one in the east and the other in the west. 1. Same as Adhirâja, the kingdom of Dantavakra (Harivamsa, ch. 106). In the Mahâbhârata it has been named between Matsya and Bhoja (Bhishma P., ch. 9). In the Purâṇas, it is mentioned as a country on the back of the Vindhyâ range. According to Mr. Pargiter, Karusha lay to the south of Kâsî and Vatsa between Chedi on the west and Magadha on the east, enclosing the Kaimur hills, in short, the country of Rewâ (JASB., 1895, p. 255; JRAS., 1914, p. 271; Pâṇini’s Sûtra, IV, I, 178). Same as Kârusha. 2. A portion of the district of Shahabad in Bihar (Râmâyaṇa, I, ch. 21) According to tradition, the southern portion of the district of Shahabad between the river Soṇa and Karmanâsâ was called Karukh-deśa or Karushadeśa (Martin’s Eastern India, vol. I, p. 405). Vedagarbhapurî or modern Buxar was situated in Karusha (Brahmâṇḍa P., Pûrva Kh., ch. 5). 3. It was another name for Puṇḍra (Bhâgavata, X, ch. 66).