[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) › c8.60 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.60 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.60 - **Language:** English ### [c8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.60) (b) The description of the Trans-Himālaya lakes and rivers under the title ‘Gaṅgā-Avtāra Varṇana’ occurs in chapter 47 of the Vāyu Purāṇa. Chapter 121 of the Matsya Purāṇa is practically identical with this chapter of the Vāyu; there are only a few minor variations, rather omissions, here and there. - [Previous: c8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.59) - [Next: c8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.61) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) ## Cites (2) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.60) · Pramāṇa