Kanaka (Country)
Kanaka
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Kanaka is a country of Bhārata-varsha, one of the lands where the kshatriya, vaiśya and śūdra jātis live. It is named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s description of Bhārata-varsha. It is not King Kanaka of the Haihaya line, the son of Durdama.
Among the countries of Bhārata-varsha
Brahmā, the lotus-born, tells Bhṛgu and the munis of Bhārata-varsha, the karma-bhūmi, its mountains and its peoples. Among them he names the countries where the kshatriya, vaiśya and śūdra jātis live, in this order: Vāhlīka, Vāṭadhāna, Sutīra, Kālatoyada, Aparānta, Śūdra, Bāhlika, Kerala, Gāndhāra, Yavana, Sindhu, Sauvīra, Madraka, Śatadruha, Kaliṅga, Pārada, Hārabhūshika, Māṭhara, Kanaka, Kaikeya and Dambhamālika.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27