The Geography of the Puranas c12.6
The Geography of the Purāṇas c12.6
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2. In all the regions mentioned above the rivers play a very significant part. As mentioned earlier, the rivers are either zones of assimilation or segregation. In (a) above, the rivers are usually wide and of considerable volume and wherever they had broad flood-plains, they formed the boundaries between janapadas or people living on either side. The following are a few examples: