[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967) › c5.s3.1 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s3.1 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s3.1 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s3.1) Of the mountains, the \*Rgveda\* mentions only a few, such as the Himavat⁸⁰ (the Himalayas together with other systems such as the Suleiman range) and the Mūjavat⁸¹ (called Muñjavat in later works and located in the Himalayas). The later Saṃhitās and Brāhmaṇas speak of the Trikakud or Trikakubh (modern Trikota in the Himalayas),⁸² while the \*Taittirīya Āraṇyaka\* refers to the Krauñca, Mahāmeru (i.e. Meru or Sumeru) and Maināka (or Maināga), all of them to be located in or about the Himalayan region.⁸³ The mountain on which Manu’s vessel rested after the subsidence of the Great Deluge is called ‘Manu’s Avasarpaṇa’ in the - [Previous: c5.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s2.38) - [Next: c5.s3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s3.2) - [Up: c5.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s3) ## Cites (2) - [Taittirīyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.taittiriya) — Sanskrit - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c5.s3.1) · Pramāṇa