The Geography of the Puranas c6.37

c6.37

The first portion of the Purāṇa deals with the creation followed by the traditional account of the Earth and its contents. The geographical section follows the same pattern as that of the earlier Purāṇas. There is some curious matter in the last chapters relating to the Magas, the silent worshippers of the Sun from Śaka-dvīpa, which supports the conclusion that the compiler had adopted the Persian term *Magha* and connected the fire worshippers of Iran with those of India.