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Shloka 51

Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples

Sanskrit

नासिक्यावाश्च ये चान्ये ये चैवोत्तरनर्मदाः ।

भीरुकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैरपि ॥

Transliteration

nāsikyāvāśca ye cānye ye caivottaranarmadāḥ / bhīrukacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvatairapi

Translation

నాసిక్యావాసులు మరియు ఇతర ప్రజలు; అలాగే నర్మదకు ఉత్తరంగా ఉన్నవారు; భీరుకచ్ఛులు, సమాహేయులు, మరియు వారితో పాటు సారస్వతులు కూడా.

Word by Word

नासिक्यावाःNāsikyāvās (a people)

चand

येwho/which (those)

चand

अन्येothers

येwho (those)

चand

एवindeed/also

उत्तरनर्मदाःUttara-Narmadās (people north of the Narmadā)

भीरुकच्छाःBhīrukacchas (a people)

समाहेयाःSamāheyas (a people)

सहwith

सारस्वतैःwith the Sārasvatas (a people)

अपिalso

Speakers

Not Devī Māhātmya; geographical narration continues.

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

GeographyRiver boundaries (Narmadā)Regional identity

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Rivers function as cultural boundaries and connectors; naming peoples by river-relative location shows how ecology shapes social memory.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Geographical appendix to vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita-style narration; not a core pancalakṣaṇa head, but a typical Purāṇic scaffold.

What is the esoteric significance?

The Narmadā as a liminal marker hints at ‘tīrtha’ logic: crossing boundaries is both geographic and ritual.