Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s3.13

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c6.s3.13

The Śāka-dvīpa derives its name from a Śāka tree. It has seven mountains (Jaladhara, Raivataka, Śyāma, Asta-giri, Āñcikeya, Ramya and Kesarin) and seven rivers (Sukumārī, Kumārī, Nalinī, Dhenukā, Ikṣu, Veṇukā and Gabhasti). The population is divided into four classes, viz, Mṛga (Maga), Magadha, Mānasa and Mandaga. The people of the Śāka-dvīpa worship Viṣṇu in the form of the Sun.

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