The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s7.105

c6.s7.105

Sarasvatî—1. The river Sarasvatî, which rises in the hills in Sirmur and emerges into the plains at Âd-badri or Âdi-tîrtha. It lost itself in the sand at a place called Chamasodbheda, which is esteemed sacred by the Hindus. 2. The three Sarasvatîs of the Atharvaveda are the Helmand in Eastern Afghanistan, the Indus in the Punjab and the Sarasvatî in Kurukshetra. 3. The river Sarasvatî (Rauṇâkshî) which flows through Gujarat. 4. The river Sarasvatî which flows through Râjgir in Magadha (Patna district).