The Geography of the Puranas c16.4

The Geography of the Purāṇas c16.4

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c16.4

¹ Vāyu Purāṇa, Ch. 43, 1-38. 2 Ibid., Ch. 44, 1-24. 3 The Zarafshan range was the traditional boundary between Sogdiana and Bactria in ancient and medieval times. 4 The Sveta or Turkestan Range even today marks the boundary between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. 5 These ranges form the boundary between Kirghiztan and Kazakhstan. 6 Matsya Purāṇa, 113, 61. 7 Ibid., 113, 31. 8 Ibid.

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Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit