Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 43
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
कुलूताः कुहुका ऊर्णास्तूणीपादाः सुकुक्कुटाः माण्डव्या मालवीयाश्च उत्तरापथवासिनः
kulūtāḥ kuhukā ūrṇāstūṇīpādāḥ sukukkuṭāḥ māṇḍavyā mālavīyāśca uttarāpathavāsinaḥ
库卢塔族、库胡迦族、乌尔那族、图尼帕陀族与苏库库吒族；以及曼陀毗耶族与摩罗毗耶族——这些皆为北方大道（Uttarāpatha，乌多罗跋他）之居民。
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FAQs
Such catalogues emphasize the Purāṇic vision of a vast, ordered world where diverse peoples are situated within a single dharmic cosmos, supporting pilgrimage-geography and cultural memory rather than ethical injunctions in this specific verse.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/‘world-description’ adjunct material commonly embedded in Purāṇas (often treated under sarga-style cosmographical description rather than narrative of dynasties proper).
Uttarāpatha functions as a directional-cultural marker: the text maps sacred and human geography together, implying that dharma and tīrtha networks extend beyond a single region into the broader ‘north’ known to Purāṇic tradition.