Shloka 44
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
दासेरका वाटधानाः शवधानास्तथैव च ।
पुष्कलाधमकैरातास्तथा तक्षशिलाश्रयाः ॥
dāserakā vāṭadhānāḥ śavadhānās tathaiva ca | puṣkalādhamakairātās tathā takṣaśilāśrayāḥ ||
Kaum Dāseraka, Vāṭadhāna dan juga Śavadhāna; serta Puṣkala, Adhama-kirāta (Kirāta yang rendah/di dataran), dan mereka yang tinggal di dalam atau sekitar Takṣaśilā (Taxila).
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FAQs
By naming both renowned centers (Takṣaśilā) and peripheral groups (Kirātas), the text frames civilization and wilderness within one cosmic map—suggesting that all communities fall under the same overarching order (ṛta/dharma), even if social valuation differs.
Sthāna (cosmography) via regional and population mapping; it can also serve as ancillary material supporting Vaṃśānucarita when such peoples are tied to dynasties elsewhere, though this verse itself is a list.
Takṣaśilā, as a famed seat of learning, juxtaposed with ‘Kirātas’ can be read symbolically as the spectrum of knowledge—from refined śāstra to raw, instinctual life—both included within the Purāṇic universe.