[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) › c8.7 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.7 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.7 - **Language:** English ### [c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.7) These three basic 'principles' or notions of the Purāṇas are the 'key' to an understanding of the Purāṇic description of rivers and lakes. Without this, the Purāṇic accounts in many cases become meaningless, incongruous or 'mythical'. - [Previous: c8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.6) - [Next: c8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.8) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.7) · Pramāṇa