The Geography of the Puranas c8.59

c8.59

The Vāyu Purāṇa⁶ also gives a list of 43 rivers in Bhadrāśva (the basin of the Tārim and N. China) including the river Sitā (Tārim-Hwangho) and another list of 43 rivers in Ketumāla (the basin of the Oxus) including the Oxus. These appear to be fairly comprehensive lists. But in the case of Uttara Kuru only half a dozen major rivers are mentioned, revealing the Purāṇic writers' lack of interest in the northern regions of Asia.