Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तक्षिणाः कौरुषा ये च ऋषिकास्तापसाश्रमाः ।
ऋषभाः सिहलाश्चैव तथा काञ्चीनिवासिनः ॥
takṣiṇāḥ kauruṣā ye ca ṛṣikās tāpasāśramāḥ | ṛṣabhāḥ sihalāś caiva tathā kāñcī-nivāsinaḥ ||
தக்ஷிணர் மற்றும் கௌருஷர், தவவன ஆசிரமங்களில் வாழும் ருஷிகர், ருஷபர், சிங்களர் (ஸ்ரீலங்கா), மேலும் காஞ்சியின் குடிமக்களும் இங்கே எண்ணப்பட்டுள்ளனர்।
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FAQs
Mention of tāpasāśramas amid ethnic lists underscores that renunciant institutions are also 'inhabitants' of the land—spiritual ecology alongside social geography.
Primarily bhū-varṇana (earth-description) as an ancillary Purāṇic feature.
The juxtaposition of city (Kāñcī) and hermitage (āśrama) symbolizes the Purāṇic ideal of balancing pravṛtti (worldly order) and nivṛtti (renunciation).