[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Historical Geography of Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954) › c8.246 # Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.246 Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.246 - **Language:** English ### [c8.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8.246) The \*Padma Purāṇa\* (Ch. 21) mentions it as a holy river. It is also mentioned in the \*Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa\*, (57, 21-25) as well as in the \*Yoginītantra\* (1. 11. 60; 1. 12. 69; 2. 1. 114). This river was, according to the \*Kālikā Purāṇa\* (Ch. 51, 65ff.; Ch. 58, 37), 30 yojanas long and 100 yojanas wide. This river has its origin above Domār in the district of Rungpur and is joined on the left by a tributary in the same district and by another on the left in the district of Bogra. It has been identified by some with the Sadānīrā (cf. \*Amarakoṣa\*, I, 2, 3, 32; \*Haimakoṣa\*, IV, 151; Law, \*Rivers of India\*, p. 24). For further details, Law, \*Rivers of India\*, pp. 32-33. - [Previous: c8.245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8.245) - [Next: c8.247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8.247) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8) ## Cites (5) - [Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.57.21) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Kālikāpurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.kalika) — Sanskrit - [Yoginītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.pitha.yoginitantra) — Sanskrit - [Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana (Amarakośa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.kosa.paryaya.amarakosa*bo) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.law-1954.c8.246) · Pramāṇa