The Geography of the Puranas c6.76

c6.76

This is obviously a reference to a ‘climatic pulse’ in the past ages. A glacial period of a very short duration occurred in northern India leading to the accumulation of snow on the mountain peaks, lesser melting of the snow in summers and consequently the abnormal decrease in the volume of water carried by the Gaṅgā. Waters were ‘released’ on the restoration of the normal or warmer conditions after a short interval (categorically speaking, ‘hundred years’).