Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 44
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
अङ्गा वङ्गा मुद्गरवास्त्वन्तर्गिरिबहिर्गिराः तथा प्रवङ्गा वाङ्गेया मांसादा बलदन्तिकाः
aṅgā vaṅgā mudgaravāstvantargiribahirgirāḥ tathā pravaṅgā vāṅgeyā māṃsādā baladantikāḥ
Die Aṅgas, Vaṅgas und Mudgaravas; jene, die in den inneren Bergen und den äußeren Bergen wohnen; ebenso die Pravaṅgas, die Vāṅgeyas, die Māṃsādas und die Baladantikas.
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FAQs
The verse reinforces inclusivity of the Purāṇic world-map: plains, riverine kingdoms, and hill peoples are all accounted for within a single civilizational memory, often relevant for tīrtha circuits and political geography.
Cosmographical/topographical description (commonly aligned with sarga-type descriptive material), serving as a supporting layer to the Purāṇa’s broader narrative aims.
The inner/outer mountain distinction encodes a graded spatial imagination—center and periphery—typical of Purāṇic ethnography, mapping cultural distance without necessarily making a theological claim in this passage.