Tribes in Ancient India c65.9
Tribes in Ancient India c65.9
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c65.9
According to the *Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa* (57, 35), the Śūdras were located in the Aparānta region or western country, and were associated with the Vāhlīkas, Vātadhānas, Ābhīras, Pallavas, etc. The *Brahmapurāṇa*⁵ also places them in the west, and associates them with the Saurāṣṭras, Ābhīras, Arbudas, Mālavas, etc. The *Viṣṇupurāṇa* (II, 3) has *Śūrābhīrāḥ* for what obviously should be *Śūdrābhīrāḥ*. In the *Bhāgavatapurāṇa* (XII, 1, 36) also we have:
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit