[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) › c8.2 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.2 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.2 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.2) To understand the account of rivers and lakes as given in the Purāṇas, it is necessary to keep the following basic Purāṇic notions in mind: - [Previous: c8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.1) - [Next: c8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.3) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.2) · Pramāṇa