Bharukachchha in the Mahabharata: The Ancient Port of Bharuch at the Mouth of the Narmada
Bharukachchha was also situated at one of western India’s most important natural gateways. The Narmada flows westward across the subcontinent and reaches the sea through the Bharuch region, connecting the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Khambhat with routes extending deep into central India. Centuries after the Mahabharata tradition, the same city became famous to Greek and Roman merchants as Barygaza, one of the major international ports described in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
