Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 57
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
कुथप्रावरणाश्चैव ऊर्णाः चपुण्याः सहूहुकाः त्रिगर्त्ताश्च किराताश्च तोमराः शिशिराद्रिकाः
kuthaprāvaraṇāścaiva ūrṇāḥ capuṇyāḥ sahūhukāḥ trigarttāśca kirātāśca tomarāḥ śiśirādrikāḥ
De plus, il y a les Kuthaprāvaraṇas, les Ūrṇas, les Capuṇyas, les Sahūhukas, les Trigarttas, les Kirātas, les Tomaras et les Śiśirādrikas.
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FAQs
By cataloguing many communities without overt judgment, the text normalizes plurality of human habitats and cultures within a single cosmographic frame, preparing the listener for region-specific ‘deśa-dharma’ (local norms).
Primarily Sthāna (world/region description). It can also support later dharma discussions by grounding them in geography, but it is not itself vamśānucarita.
Names such as ‘Śiśirādrika’ (‘cold-mountain folk’) encode ecological identity; Purāṇic geography often links environment, livelihood, and customary practice—an implicit rationale for deśa-dharma.