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## Introduction
N. Upadhye has speculated that this Purana is a prose-poetry Champu text. This speculation seems largely accurate, and only then does the epithet 'Sakalchandolankritilkshyam' given by Gunabhadra seem to be true. The great poet Adipaamp, Abhinavpaamp, Nayasen, Aggaladeva, Kamalabhava, and many other poets have remembered him with respect, which makes him seem like a great scholar of his time. His time is not yet certain, but he is definitely a predecessor of Jinesen.
## Introduction of some countries mentioned in the Adipurana's description of the division of the country:
**Sukosal:** Madhya Pradesh is called Sukosal. Its other name is Mahakosal.
**Avanti:** The region surrounding Ujjain was called Avanti. The city of Avanti (Ujjain) was its capital.
**Pundr:** The northern part of present-day Bengal was called Pundr. Its other name was Gauda.
**Kuru:** This is a plain of many kos on the left side of the Saraswati river. It is also called Kurujangal. Hastinapur was its capital.
**Kashi:** The province around Banaras was included in this country. The capital of this country was Varanasi (Banaras).
**Kaling:** The northern part of Madras province and the southern part of Utkal (Odisha) were previously known as Kaling. Its capital was Kaling Nagar (Rajamahendri). It has a mountain called Mahendramali.
**Ang:** The eastern part of Magadh was called Ang. Its main city was Champa, which is near Bhagalpur.
**Bang:** The old name of Bengal is Bang. It is east of Suhma. Its ancient capital was Karnswarna (Vanasona). Currently, Kalighatpuri (Kolkata) is the capital.
**Suj:** This is the country where the Kapisha (Kosia) river flows. Tamralipti (Tamluk) is its capital.
**Kashmir:** This province is on the northern border of India. It is still called Kashmir. Its capital is Srinagar.
**Anart:** In ancient times, Gurjar (Gujarat) was divided into three parts: 1. Anart, 2. Surastra (Kathiawar), and 3. Lat. Anart is the northern part of Gurjar. Dwaravati (Dwarka) is its main city.
**Vats:** The plain north of Prayag was called Varsa. Its capital was Kaushambi (Kosam).
**Panchanad:** Its old name is Panchanad and its modern name is Punjab. It has five rivers, including Vitasta, hence its name Panchanad. There were many provinces in the middle of its five rivers, including Kulat, Madr, Aratt, Yaudheya, etc. Lavpur (Lahore), Kushpur (Kushawar), Takshashila (Taxila), and Mul-Sthan (Multan) are some of its present-day main cities.
1. This section uses information from "A Brief History of Sanskrit Literature" by Pt. Sitaram Jayaram Joshi MA and Pt. Vishwanath Shastri Bhardwaj MA.