The Geography of the Puranas c10.51
The Geography of the Purāṇas c10.51
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| | Purāṇic names of rivers | | | | | Present names | Notes |
| | Mārk | Vy | Mts | Br | Others | | |
| Siprā | | | Kṣiprā | Madrā | Sīghrodā Sīghra | Siprā | |
| Pyoṣṇī | | S | S | S | From Ṛkṣa (Vāman) Payoṣī | Newuj | On which Ujjain is situated. The first three rivers actually rise in the Pāripātra Range and not from the Vindhyas. |
| Nirvindhyā | S | | S | S | Newaj | Between Ujjain and Vaitravatī (Meghadūta). |
| Tāpī | | S | S | S | Tāptī | |
| Niṣadhāvatī | | Niṣadhā | Ṛṣabhā | Niṣada-nadī | Mahānadī (Krm) | Sind | The river on which Narwar, the capital of Niṣadhas was located. |
| Veṇvā | | S | Veṇā | S | Vinna | Wain-gaṅgā | |