[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) › c6.78 # The Geography of the Puranas c6.78 The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.78 - **Language:** English ### [c6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.78) The chariot of the Sun is 9,000 leagues in length, and the pole is of twice that longitude; the axle is 15,700,000 leagues long, on which is fixed a wheel with three naves, five spokes and six peripheries.... - [Previous: c6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.77) - [Next: c6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.79) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c6.78) · Pramāṇa