Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 54
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
तोशला कोशलाश्चैव त्रैपुराश्चैल्लिकास्तथा तुरुसास्तुम्बराश्चैव वहनाः नैषधैः सह
tośalā kośalāścaiva traipurāścaillikāstathā turusāstumbarāścaiva vahanāḥ naiṣadhaiḥ saha
Die Tośalas und die Kośalas; die Traipuras und ebenso die Cailikas; die Turuṣas und die Tumbaras; und die Vahanas zusammen mit den Naiṣadhas—dies sind die genannten Janapadas (Länder).
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FAQs
Geographic catalogues in Purāṇas underline a unifying vision: many communities—near and far—are encompassed within one moral universe governed by dharma.
Ancillary descriptive material supporting narrative history (vaṃśānucarita context). Such lists often accompany cosmographical and genealogical sections that are part of the Purāṇic ‘knowledge framework’.
By naming borderland groups (e.g., Turuṣa), the text symbolically extends sacred order beyond a single heartland, implying that dharma’s scope is not confined to one region.