The Geography of the Puranas c13.s5.12
The Geography of the Purāṇas c13.s5.12
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c13.s5.12
The intensity of the sun's rays then increases three times and the three worlds including Pātāla are set on fire. The flames then reach the higher regions, i.e. the atmosphere and those above it. When all is consumed, heavy and massy clouds appear. These deliver torrents of water and quench the dreadful fires which involve the three worlds. The rains continue uninterruptedly for a hundred years and deluge the whole world.