Vṛka (Country)

Vṛka

Vṛka has other meanings too: see all meanings of Vṛka.

Vṛka is a country of Bhārata-varsha in the madhya-pradeśa, the middle region. It is named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s description of Bhārata-varsha, last among the countries of the middle region. It is not Vṛka, son of Ruruka, nor Vṛka, son of Śrī Kṛshṇa and Mādrī.

Among the countries of the middle region

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 suras and asuras long to live in. He names its countries region by region. Among the countries of the madhya-pradeśa he names Vṛka, in this order: Matsya, Mukuṭa, Kulya, Kuntala, Kāśi, Kośala, Andhraka, Kaliṅga, Samaka and Vṛka.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 27