[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c6.2 # The Geography of the Puranas c6.2 The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.2 - **Language:** English ### [c6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.2) Accomplished in the purport of the Purāṇas, Vyāsa compiled a Paurāṇika Saṃhitā, consisting of historical and legendary traditions, prayers and hymns and sacred chronology. He had a distinguished disciple, called Sūta Romaharṣaṇa and to him the great Muni communicated the Purāṇas. Sūta had six scholars: Sumati, Agnivarcas, Mitrāyu, Saṃsapāyana, Akritavraṇa (called Kaśyapa) and Sāvarṇi. The last three composed three fundamental Saṃhitās, and Romaharṣaṇa himself compiled a fourth called Romaharṣaṇika. The substance of these four Saṃhitās is embodied in this (Viṣṇu) Purāṇa. - [Previous: c6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.1) - [Next: c6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.3) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.2) · Pramāṇa