The Geography of the Puranas c10.43

c10.43

| | Purāṇic names of rivers | | | | | | |
| **Mārk** | **Vy** | **Mts** | **Br** | **Others** | **Present names** | **Notes** |
| Vedasmṛti | S | S | S | Vedāsinī Veda | Banās | It is surprising that scholars who attempted to identify the rivers issuing from the Pāripātra Parvata did not realise that their identifications ignored the rivers of the Matsya Country—one of the most ancient, flourishing and important janapadas of Madhyadeśa. In the past, the rivers of this region carried more water and were perennial. Vairat, the capital of the Matsyas was located where the headwaters of the Bangangā and Sabi meet. |
| Vedavatī | S | Vetravatī | S | Vedarata (Krm) | Berach | |
| Vṛtaghnī | S | S | S | Vrataghnī (Krm) | Bangangā Utangan | |
| Sindhu | S | S | S | Tridivā | Kālī Sindh | |
| Veṇvā | S | Parṇāśā | Parṇāśā | | W. Banās | Which flows west of the Aravallis. |
| Nandanī | | | | Candanā | Candanā | Sābarmatī | |
| Sadānīrā | Satīrā | Kāverī | S | Sadātīrā, Pāvanī | Saraswatī | The Saraswatī was once an important stream. It formed the boundary between the 'Western' and 'North-Western' countries of the Purāṇas. |