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GEOGRAPHICAL PLACES, PEOPLES AND TRIBES
Vennayaḍanagara 48.63 (Veņyatatanagara-PCR):-The Brhatkathakoşa1 locates it in the district of Guntur. It was situated on Krishna. It is identified with Bhattiprohu, a tributary of the Godavari (LAI, p. 271).
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Vagghapura (Vyaghrapura) :-Śrīvardhita went to this place from Puspavatirṇanagara (Patna) for his education (77.84). It can be identified with Buxar in the district of Sahabad (GD, p. 28).
Samalinagari:-(114.26):-Śalmali is identified with Mallasarul, a village 1 miles from the north bank of Damodara in the Burdwan district (HGAI, p. 258).
Saligrama (105.19):-It is said to be a village in the Magadha
country.
Siddhatthanayara Siddharthanagara:-Muni Deśabhūṣaṇa and Kulabhuṣaṇa to whom Rama paid obeisance on the Vamśagiri, belonged to this place (39.86). It is presumably identified with Siddhangrama in the Birbhum district (LAI, p. 334) which was visited by Mahāvīra.
Sindhunadanagara (8.168):-Cakravartin Hariṣena of Kampilyapura is said to have married a princess of this place. The Bṛhatkathakoşa (33.52) locates Sindhunandana on the bank of the river Sindhu. Can it be probably identified with the capital of Sindhusauvīracalled Vitibhayanagara which is identified with Bheragrāma of Punjab (JASG, p.170).
Sirimalaya (91.5):-It is perhaps Tiru-Malai of the south? (See. Geog. Anc. Med India, p. 189, See SGAMI.)
Sihipura (13.23):-It is named Sikhapadanagara in the PCR (13.55) Panini mentions Sikhavala which is identified with Sihwal on the left bank of the Son in Rewa state (IP, p. 71).
Selapura (Sailanagara):-It is mentioned as the place of previous birth of a Vasudeva (20.169). One Sailakapura is presumed to be situated in Saurastra (JASG, p. 178).
Surodayanagar:-Carkavartin Harişeņa married
a Vidyadhara princess of this town (8.186). It may be perhaps Suryapur identified with Surat or Suryanagara identified with Śrīnagar (GD, p.198).
Hemangapura:-Malin, the grand-uncle of Ravana married a princess of this place (6.237). There is Hemavati, 8 miles to the
1. No. 46 A. N. Upadhye.
2. JSIE, p. 8.
