Vāṭadhāna

Vāṭadhāna

Vāṭadhāna is a country of Bhārata-varsha where kshatriya, vaiśya and śūdra jātis live. It is named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s description of Bhārata-varsha.

Among the countries of the three jātis

Brahmā, the lotus-born, tells Bhṛgu and the munis of Bhārata-varsha, the karma-bhūmi, the land where karma bears its fruit, which even the devatās long to be born in. He names its countries region by region. Among the countries where kshatriya, vaiśya and śūdra jātis live he names, 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.

Brahmā closes by praising this land: to the east and south of Bhārata-varsha is the ocean Mahodadhi, and to the north stands Himavat like the string of a bow. Bhārata is the seed of all, where every good act bears fruit. Those who read or hear this praise of Bhārata-varsha are freed of all pāpa and reach Vishṇu-loka.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27