[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) › c8.3 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.3 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.3 - **Language:** English ### [c8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.3) (i) The authors of the Purāṇas believed that rivers originate in lakes, so each river has, in their accounts, invariably a lake visible or invisible (underground) as its source. This lake, in its turn, lies at the foot of a mountain and collects the rain or glacial water which runs down its slopes. Thus, as a rule, according to the Purāṇas, each river has a corresponding lake and an associated mountain. - [Previous: c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.2) - [Next: c8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.4) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.3) · Pramāṇa