Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.677

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*Sumeru*.—The *Padmapurāṇa* (Uttarakhaṇḍa, vs. 35-38) and the *Kālikāpurāṇa* (Ch. 13. 23; Ch. 19. 92) refer to it. Śiva saw the summit of it (*Kālikāpurāṇa*, Ch. 17. 10). The Jambu river flows from this mountain (*Ibid.*, Ch. 19. 32). It is the same as the Sineru or the Mount Meru.

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Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Kālikāpurāṇa — Sanskrit