Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 55
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
अनूपास्तुण्डिकेराश्च वीतहोत्रास्त्ववन्तयः सुकेशे वन्ध्यमूलस्थस्त्विमे जनपदाः स्मृताः
anūpāstuṇḍikerāśca vītahotrāstvavantayaḥ sukeśe vandhyamūlasthastvime janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ
Les Anūpas, les Tuṇḍikeras, les Vītahotras et les Avantayas ; ceux de Sukeśa et ceux qui demeurent au pied du Vindhya—tels sont rappelés comme des janapadas (pays).
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FAQs
‘Smṛtāḥ’ highlights the Purāṇic method: preserving collective memory. The ethical undertone is continuity—communities and landscapes are held within transmitted tradition that supports dharma.
Falls under supportive cosmographical/regional description used alongside genealogies and narratives (closest to vaṃśānucarita-supporting material rather than creation cycles).
Referencing the Vindhya-root situates peoples along a famed boundary-mountain, symbolizing liminality: even frontier zones are incorporated into the Purāṇic sacred-political imagination.