The Geography of the Puranas c8.154
The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.154
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c8.154
If these assumptions are correct, which is very probable, the course of the River Syr Daria (with its affluents) can be traced from its headwaters to the Sea of Aral. The lake Son-Kul appears to be the Sombhadra or Mahābhadra of the Purāṇas. It is a beautiful lake perched on a high plateau north of the Pāmīrs in the Kirghiz S.S.R. which more or less coincides with the basin of the River Naryn, or the upper Syr Daria. This basin has been recognised by the Purāṇics as a definite regional unit and named as the 'Supārśva' country.