Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s4.11

c8.s4.11

Kūrma-prastha is placed to the north of Gokarṇeśa, to the west of Kāmākhyā, to the south of Mānseśa and to the east of Śāradā. Gokarna in Nepāl, Kāmākhyā in Assam, the Mānasa-sarovara in the Northern Himalayas and the Śaradā-maṭha in Kāśmīra are all well known and have already been referred to.¹ This is the Himalayanan *prastha* and comprised the northernmost areas of India. This Gokarna is not to be confused with the town of this name having a famous Śiva temple in the North Kanara District.