[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) › c8.23 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.23 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.23 - **Language:** English ### [c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.23) (a) The descriptions or regional accounts of Ketumāla, Bhadrāśva, Uttara Kuru and Bhāratavarṣa.³ These regions have been discussed in the following chapters,⁴ and wherever possible suggestions have been made for their identification. In the case of Bhāratavarṣa the Bhāgawata mentions, besides the Gaṅgā, 42 other rivers; the Vāyu, 93; the Matsya, 90; the Viṣṇu, 17; and the Mārkaṇḍeya, 90. The lists of the Vāyu, Matsya and Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇas are practically identical.⁵ - [Previous: c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.22) - [Next: c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.24) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) ## Cites (5) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.23) · Pramāṇa