Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.268

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c7.268

The Kerala country finds mention in the Epics and Purāṇas. According to the Mahābhārata (Sabhāparva, XXX, 1174-5; Ch. XXXI; cf. Bhīṣmaparva IX, 352, 365; Rāmāyaṇa, Bombay ed., IV, Ch. 41) the Keralas were a forest tribe. The Vāyupurāṇa (XLV, 124), Matsyapurāṇa (Ch. CXIII, 46) and Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa (Ch. 57, 45, Bibliotheca Indica Series) mention the Coḷas, Pāṇḍyas and Keralas among the peoples of the Dakṣiṇāpatha.

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Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit