A region near the eastern sea, from which the river Shithoda is not far. Beyond that is the Udaya mountain as per Kathasaitasagara.

The son born to the sage Aapasthamba and Akshasutra.

An ancient kingdom whose king dealt effectively with crime. He was present at Draupadi’s swayamwar as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 185.

The sixth son of Vaivaswatamanu as per Mahabharata Adiparva Chapter 75.

A son of Vishwamitra as per Mahabharata Anushasanaparva Chapter 4 verse 55.

A kingdom that fell into disrepute, mentioned in Mahabharata Karnaparva Chapter 44.

An ancient holy place on the banks of the Saraswati as per Mahabharata Shalyaparva Chapter 54.

A holy place near the southern ocean. Agastyatheertha, Saubhadratheertha, Paulomatheertha, Kaarandhamatheertha, Bharadwajatheertha are known as the Panchatheertha in the south. Arjuna visited all of them during his pilgrimage. During that time, sages never visited these places since five devastris – Varga, Saurabheyi, Samichi, Bulbuda, Lata used to live here as crocodiles after being cursed by a sage. Arjuna released all of them from the curse. See Varga for more details.

A holy place in Kurukshetra. Bathing here completely purifies the body as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 86.

A chandala who was born to a kshatriya man and a chandala woman. He became the head of the chandalas and he encouraged his tribe to worship brahmins and love their country as per Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 135.