The Geography of the Puranas c9.9
The Geography of the Purāṇas c9.9
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c9.9
The Nila, the Niṣadha and the Devācala (Devakūṭa) as identified earlier are obviously to the east of Meru (and incidentally, also of Aruṇoda Lake). The rest of these mountains may be identified with the help of the account of the eastern river given in the Purāṇas which runs as follows: