Shloka 46
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
पुंड्रा भार्गाः किराताश्च सुदेष्णा भासुरास्तथा । शका निषादा निषधास्तथैवानर्त नैऋताः
puṃḍrā bhārgāḥ kirātāśca sudeṣṇā bhāsurāstathā | śakā niṣādā niṣadhāstathaivānarta naiṛtāḥ
Puṇḍra, Bhārga, dan Kirāta; demikian pula Sudeṣṇa dan Bhāsura; juga Śaka, Niṣāda, Niṣadha; serta Ānarta dan Naiṛta.
Unspecified (context not provided; likely a narrator enumerating peoples/regions within Svarga-khaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: किराताश्च → किराताः + च. भासुरास्तथा → भासुराः + तथा. निषधास्तथैवानर्त → निषधाः + तथा + एव + अनर्ताः.
FAQs
It serves as an enumerative (catalog) verse listing groups of peoples/regions, reflecting the Purana’s encyclopedic style and its interest in mapping the human world through traditional ethnonyms.
They function primarily as ethnonyms and regional identifiers in Puranic literature—often referring to peoples associated with particular territories (e.g., Puṇḍra, Ānarta) or frontier groups (e.g., Kirāta, Śaka, Niṣāda), depending on context.
Not directly; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive. Any broader lesson would come from the surrounding passage (not provided), where such lists may support themes like cosmic order, the scope of creation, or the spread of peoples across regions.