Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s3.10
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s3.10
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The Śālmalī-dvīpa has seven mountain ranges (Kumuda, Unnata, Balāhaka, Droṇa, Kaṅka, Mahiṣa and Kakudmat) and seven rivers (Yonī, Toyā, Vitṛṣṇā, Candrā, Śuklā, Vimocanī and Nivṛtti). The island receives its name from a Śālmalī tree. Its population is divided into four classes, viz. Kapila, Aruṇa, Pīta and Kṛṣṇa.