Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 57
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
कुथप्रावरणाश्चैव ऊर्णाः चपुण्याः सहूहुकाः त्रिगर्त्ताश्च किराताश्च तोमराः शिशिराद्रिकाः
kuthaprāvaraṇāścaiva ūrṇāḥ capuṇyāḥ sahūhukāḥ trigarttāśca kirātāśca tomarāḥ śiśirādrikāḥ
Bukod pa rito, naroon ang mga Kuthaprāvaraṇa, ang mga Ūrṇa, ang mga Capuṇya, ang mga Sahūhuka, ang mga Trigartta, ang mga Kirāta, ang mga Tomara, at ang mga Śiśirādrika.
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FAQs
By cataloguing many communities without overt judgment, the text normalizes plurality of human habitats and cultures within a single cosmographic frame, preparing the listener for region-specific ‘deśa-dharma’ (local norms).
Primarily Sthāna (world/region description). It can also support later dharma discussions by grounding them in geography, but it is not itself vamśānucarita.
Names such as ‘Śiśirādrika’ (‘cold-mountain folk’) encode ecological identity; Purāṇic geography often links environment, livelihood, and customary practice—an implicit rationale for deśa-dharma.