Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 51
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
कारस्करास्तु रमिनो नासिक्यान्तरनर्मदाः भारकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैरपि
kāraskarāstu ramino nāsikyāntaranarmadāḥ bhārakacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvatairapi
Die Kāraskaras und die Ramins; die Nāsikyas, die Antar-Narmadās; die Bhārakacchas und die Samāheyas—zusammen mit den Sārasvatas ebenfalls (werden genannt).
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FAQs
Rivers function as cultural arteries in Purāṇic thought; naming Narmadā- and Sarasvatī-associated groups underscores that sacred identity and dharma are carried through riverine landscapes and communities.
Primarily deśa/bhūmi-varṇana (regional description) rather than lineage narrative; it serves as supporting cosmographical/ethnographical scaffolding within the Purāṇa.
The pairing of Narmadā and Sarasvatī affiliations symbolically links different sacred river traditions, reinforcing the Purāṇa’s tendency to integrate multiple sacred geographies into one coherent religious map.