Utkala

Utkala

Utkala is a name used for more than one person and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Utkala (Son of Sudyumna): one of the three dhārmika heirs of Sudyumna, the son of Manu, with his brothers Gaya and Vinatāśva; the land he held was called Utkala after him. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 7

Places

• Utkala Deśa: the sacred land on the eastern shore of Bhārata, named for Utkala, son of Sudyumna, which holds Purushottama Kshetra and Nīlācala; its kshetras of Purushottama, Ekāmra, Koṇāraka and Virajā are told in brief on Tīrthas of Utkala. Skanda Purāṇa, Vaishṇava Khaṇḍa, Purushottama Kshetra Māhātmya, Chapters 1, 7, 10; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 273; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 13; Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 7, 28, 42, 47