Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.366

c10.366

The present town of Vairāṭ stands in the midst of a valley about five miles in length from east to west, by three or four miles in width which is surrounded by three concentric ranges of hills, the outermost being the highest and the innermost the lowest. The Jaipur-Delhi road enters the valley through a narrow pass at the north-west corner and the area is drained by two rivulets, the Vairāṭ Nala which runs northward to join the Bāṅgaṅgā river and the Bandrol Nala on the south. Vairāṭ is famous for the Vairāṭ version of the Rūpnāth and Sahasrām edicts of Aśoka discovered by Carlleyle at the foot of the hill known as the Bhimji-ki Duṅgrī on a large rock. This hill is situated about a mile to the north-east of the town of Vairāṭ. A large cavern is found here which is believed to have been the abode of Bhīma, the second Pāṇḍava brother.