Shloka 54
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
कर्णाटका माहिषका विकंधा मूषिकास्तथा । झल्लिकाः कुंतलाश्चैव सौहृदानलकाननाः
karṇāṭakā māhiṣakā vikaṃdhā mūṣikāstathā | jhallikāḥ kuṃtalāścaiva sauhṛdānalakānanāḥ
कर्णाटका माहिषका विकंधा मूषिकास्तथा । झल्लिकाः कुंतलाश्चैव सौहृदानलकाननाः ॥
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses; commonly a narrator within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue in Svarga-khaṇḍa).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मूषिकाः + तथा → मूषिकास्तथा; कुंतलाः + च + एव → कुंतलाश्चैव
FAQs
It is a catalogue-style listing of regional peoples or groups, reflecting the Purāṇic tradition of mapping the known world through named communities and territories.
Not directly. This particular verse is primarily geographical/ethnographic in nature, serving as part of a broader descriptive passage rather than a doctrinal instruction.
Such lists preserve cultural memory, situate sacred narratives within a recognizable world, and help readers connect pilgrimage, polity, and cosmography to the text’s broader religious landscape.