[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c10.103 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c10.103 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c10.103 - **Language:** English ### [c10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10.103) Fifthly, the brahmans freely misapplied historical or other tradition to new places and conditions to subserve religious ends. Thus they transferred the story of Hariścandra, Rohita and Śunaḥśepa ² and that of Purūravas ³ to the Godāvarī in order to enhance its glory in the Gautami-māhātmya. They connected Rāma with the R. Lauhitya (Brahmaputra),⁴ and Urvaśī with that river ⁵ and also Mt. Malaya.⁶ - [Previous: c10.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10.102) - [Next: c10.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10.104) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10) ## Cites (2) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.104) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c10.103) · Pramāṇa