Tribes in Ancient India c22.15

c22.15

(B) The *Bālakāṇḍa* (XXVII, 18-23) of the *Rāmāyaṇa* would seem to indicate a slight difference of locality; it seems to locate the tribe in the district now known as Shahabad (Bihar),—whence they probably migrated south-west to the region indicated by the *Mahābhārata*. According to tradition, the southern district of Shahabad between the river Son and Karmanāśā was called Karukhdeśa or Karuṣadeśa.⁴ This tradition is supported by a modern local inscription found at Masār in the Shahabad district, designating the territory as Karūṣadeśa.⁵ Moreover, Vedagarbhapurī or modern Buxar is referred to in the *Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa* (*Purvakhaṇḍa*, Chap. 5) as being situated in Karūṣa.