Varahamihira in Brihat Samhitha has divided the country according to the directions represented by the 27 nakshatras.
The 27 Nakshtras are divided into units of 3 each representing particular parts of the country.
Following are the divisions he mentioned :
1.Central Region represented by Krittika,Rohini and Mrigasira : The region covers Parts of Rajasthan,Western UP including Mathura,Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh,Eastern part of Mahashtra
2.Eastern India represented by Ardra,Punarvasu,Pushya.The region covers Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Bangladesh,Meghalaya,Assam,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram and Tripura
3.South East represented by Ashlesha,Magha,Purvaphalguni.The region covers Bengal,Kalinga,Vidarbha,Tripuri(near Jabalpur),Kishkinda and Andhra Pradesh.
4.South represented by Uttaraphalguni,Hasta,Chitta and the area covers,Sri lanka,Malaya,Konkan,Kerala,Part of Karnataka,Nasik,Chola,Kanchi and Tamilnadu.
5.South West represented by Swati,Vishaka,Anuradha.The region covers Goa,Karnataka,Part of south western Maharashtra.
6.West represented by Jyestha,Moola,Purvaashadha and the region covered are West Maharashtra,Gujarat,Baluchistan,Parts of Rajasthan.
7.North west represented by Uttarashadha,Sravana,Dhanishta and the regions covered are Northern part of Kashmir,North of Pakistan,Afghanistan
8.North represented by Satabhisha,Poorvabhadra,Uttarabhadra and the regions covered are Kailash,Kutch and Tibet,Central Asia,Jammu & Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh.
9.North East represented by Revati,Aswini,Bharani and the areas covered are Part of Nepal,Sikkim,Bhutan,Arunachal Pradesh,Tibet.
The 27 Nakshtras are divided into units of 3 each representing particular parts of the country.
Following are the divisions he mentioned :
1.Central Region represented by Krittika,Rohini and Mrigasira : The region covers Parts of Rajasthan,Western UP including Mathura,Madhya Pradesh,Chattisgarh,Eastern part of Mahashtra
2.Eastern India represented by Ardra,Punarvasu,Pushya.The region covers Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal,Bangladesh,Meghalaya,Assam,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram and Tripura
3.South East represented by Ashlesha,Magha,Purvaphalguni.The region covers Bengal,Kalinga,Vidarbha,Tripuri(near Jabalpur),Kishkinda and Andhra Pradesh.
4.South represented by Uttaraphalguni,Hasta,Chitta and the area covers,Sri lanka,Malaya,Konkan,Kerala,Part of Karnataka,Nasik,Chola,Kanchi and Tamilnadu.
5.South West represented by Swati,Vishaka,Anuradha.The region covers Goa,Karnataka,Part of south western Maharashtra.
6.West represented by Jyestha,Moola,Purvaashadha and the region covered are West Maharashtra,Gujarat,Baluchistan,Parts of Rajasthan.
7.North west represented by Uttarashadha,Sravana,Dhanishta and the regions covered are Northern part of Kashmir,North of Pakistan,Afghanistan
8.North represented by Satabhisha,Poorvabhadra,Uttarabhadra and the regions covered are Kailash,Kutch and Tibet,Central Asia,Jammu & Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh.
9.North East represented by Revati,Aswini,Bharani and the areas covered are Part of Nepal,Sikkim,Bhutan,Arunachal Pradesh,Tibet.
