[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960) › c22.6 # Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c22.6 Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c22.6 - **Language:** English ### [c22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22.6) In the first place, it is not possible to assign the text of a Purāṇa as a whole, in all cases, to a definite date because it usually contains matter interpolated by various redactors in different ages. Moreover, the incorporation of a tradition in a work at a particular date does not prove that it was non-existent in an earlier age. It is therefore impossible to determine the antiquity of Gayā from its mention in the \*Agni Purāṇa\* alone. - [Previous: c22.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22.5) - [Next: c22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22.7) - [Up: c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1960.c22.6) · Pramāṇa