Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 50
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
सूर्पारका कारिवना दुर्गास्तालीकटैः सह पुलीयाः ससिनीलाश्च तापसास्तामसास्तथा
sūrpārakā kārivanā durgāstālīkaṭaiḥ saha pulīyāḥ sasinīlāśca tāpasāstāmasāstathā
સૂર્પારક, કારિવના અને દુર્ગ—તાલીકટ સાથે; તેમજ પુલીય, સસિનીલ; અને તેમ જ તાપસ તથા તામસ (સમૂહ) છે।
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FAQs
By naming coastal towns, forests, and fortified settlements, the text frames human civilization (trade coasts, wilderness, forts, ascetic zones) as encompassed by dharma’s geography—suggesting that sacred order is not confined to one habitat-type.
This is descriptive deśa/bhūmi-varṇana material (world/region description), typically ancillary to the five marks but common in Purāṇas as part of cosmographical and cultural catalogues.
The juxtaposition of 'forest' (vana), 'fort' (durga), and named peoples implies the integration of wild and settled spaces into a single sacred cartography—useful for tīrtha narratives that link remote places to merit.