[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) › c8.12 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.12 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.12 - **Language:** English ### [c8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.12) The nomenclature of the source river of the Purāṇas needs clarification. The Gaṅgā has the same relation to the river-systems of the world as Meru has to its mountain ranges. In an earlier paragraph we have given the Purāṇic concept of this river. Let us analyse that statement. - [Previous: c8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.11) - [Next: c8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.13) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.12) · Pramāṇa