Shloka 6
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
Sanskrit
वेदमन्त्राः विमाण्डव्याः शाल्वनीपास्तथा शकाः ।
उज्जिहानास्तथा वत्स घोषसंख्यास्तथा खसाः ॥
Transliteration
vedamantrā vimāṇḍavyāḥ śālvanīpās tathā śakāḥ | ujjihānās tathā vatsa ghoṣasaṃkhyās tathā khasāḥ ||
Translation
(Bangsa/wilayah itu ialah:) Vedamantra, Vimāṇḍavya, Śālvanīpa, dan Śaka; demikian juga Ujjihāna; dan, wahai yang dikasihi, Ghoṣasaṃkhya serta juga Khasa.
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya enumerating to the listener
Primary Deities
Viṣṇu (Kūrma)
Key ThemesEthnographyRegional cataloguesPurāṇic geography