The Geography of the Puranas c10.86
The Geography of the Purāṇas c10.86
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c10.86
(iv) Indra is the god of rain. The monsoonic rain-bearing winds in northern India come from the east. The track of tropical cyclones which cause rains there runs from the apex of the Bay of Bengal up the Gangetic Delta to the Gangetic Plains from east to west. Indradwipa, therefore, in all likelihood, indicates a region beyond the Brahmaputra in the east. Garuda Purana expressly mentions that it lies beyond the Mahendra range.