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The Adipurana
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Crossing the rivers Vaitarani, Mashavati and Mahehdranka with his army, he reached the dry river Shupknadi. || 84 || Seeing the holy river Godavari after crossing the Sapta Godavari, the pure-hearted commander was delighted after reaching the Manas Sarovar. || 85 || He crossed the long river Suprayoga, the low-lying Krishnavena, the Sannira and the Praveni with his army. || 86 || Seeing the rivers Kubja, Dhairy, Churni, Vena, Sukarika and Ambarna, he gave the order of the Chakravarti to the kings of the south. || 87 || Then, crossing the Mahehdranka mountain and conquering the regions near the Vindhyachal, he climbed the Nagaparna mountain and went to the Malaya mountain. || 88 || From there, with his army, he reached the mountains called Goshirsh, Dardura, Pandya, Kavataka and Sheetgriha, and conquering the mountains called Shrikatan, Shripurvat and Kishkindha, he gained the appropriate benefits from the kings there and the commander grew immensely. || 89-90 || The kings of the Karnataka country, whose appearance is adorned with ostentatious ornaments, whose attire is fierce and inspires courage, who are very fond of turmeric, betel nut and collyrium, and whose fame is their wealth. || 91 || The kings of the Andhra country, who are skilled in delivering hard blows, who are very miserly, and whose bodies are not as hard as stone, but whose hearts are as hard as stone. || 92 || The kings of the Kalinga country, who have a large army of elephants, who are rich in art and skill, and who are mostly like the Kalinga country. || 93 || The kings of the Ondra country, who are mostly like the Kalinga country, who are foolish and warlike. || 94 || The kings of the Chola country, who are mostly not fond of lying and whose actions are crooked. || 95 || The kings of the Kerala country, who are skilled in sweet conversation and who speak frankly. || 96 || The kings of the Pandya country, whose arms are very strong, who have destroyed the groups of enemies, who are very fond of elephants, and who mostly use bows, spears and other weapons in battle. || 97 ||