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
Les Tośalas et les Kośalas ; les Traipuras et de même les Cailikas ; les Turuṣas et les Tumbaras ; et les Vahanas avec les Naiṣadhas—tels sont les janapadas (pays) mentionnés.
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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.