Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 43
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
कुलूताः कुहुका ऊर्णास्तूणीपादाः सुकुक्कुटाः माण्डव्या मालवीयाश्च उत्तरापथवासिनः
kulūtāḥ kuhukā ūrṇāstūṇīpādāḥ sukukkuṭāḥ māṇḍavyā mālavīyāśca uttarāpathavāsinaḥ
والكولوتا والكوهُكا والأورْنا والتونيپادا والسوكوكّوطا؛ والماندڤيا والمالڤيا—هؤلاء هم سكان الطريق الشمالي (أوتّاراپَثا).
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FAQs
Such catalogues emphasize the Purāṇic vision of a vast, ordered world where diverse peoples are situated within a single dharmic cosmos, supporting pilgrimage-geography and cultural memory rather than ethical injunctions in this specific verse.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/‘world-description’ adjunct material commonly embedded in Purāṇas (often treated under sarga-style cosmographical description rather than narrative of dynasties proper).
Uttarāpatha functions as a directional-cultural marker: the text maps sacred and human geography together, implying that dharma and tīrtha networks extend beyond a single region into the broader ‘north’ known to Purāṇic tradition.