[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) › c8.93 # The Geography of the Puranas c8.93 The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.93 - **Language:** English ### [c8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.93) L. Madhuvat Sarovara on the Śveta mountain is associated with the Madhumān mountain mentioned in the Purāṇas in connection with the Oxus basin (discussed in detail in the following chapter¹²). The lake is clearly the picturesque, mirror-like Iskander Kul glistening like a pearl from which rises the Iskandar Daryā. - [Previous: c8.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.92) - [Next: c8.94](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.94) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c8.93) · Pramāṇa