Chapter 56.40 - Kūrmavibhāga (Division of the Globe)

[Full title: Natural Astrology (40) Kūrmavibhāga (Division of the Globe)]

739b-40a. This land (of India) has been laid out as if divided into nine sections (maṇḍala) and set in a clockwise direction on nine parts (of the body)of a tortoise facing east.

740b-41. The (central) navel region consists of Antarveda and Pāñcāla. The face-region, in the east, is formed by the region forming Magadha and Lāṭa. The (right) fore-leg is formed by Strī–(rājya), Kaliṅga and Kirāta.

742. The (right) flank region consists of Avanti, Drāviḍa and Bhilla. The (right) hind leg region is constituted of by the countries of Gauḍa, Koṅkaṇa. Sālva, Āndhra, and Pauṇḍra.

743. The tail-region is formed by Sindhu, Kāśī, Mahārāṣṭra and Saurāṣṭra. The (left) foot-region consists of Pulinda, Cīna, Yavana and Gūrjara.

744. The (left) flank region is made up of Kuru, Kaśmīra, Mādreya and Matsya. The (left) foreleg region is constituted of by Khasa, Aṅga, Vaṅga, Vālhīka and Kāmboja.^[1]

745. In the nine parts commencing with the navel place three asterisms each, beginning with Kṛttikā. When any of these stars is aspected by malefic planets, there would be misery (for the region represented by it), and when aspected by benefic planets, (there would be happiness for the region).

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The division of the country, made as above could be represented thus: