Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s5.8
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c5.s5.8
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c5.s5.8
6. Plakṣa-prasravaṇa—mentioned in the *Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa*, *Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa*, etc.; a locality 44 days' journey from the place where the Sarasvatī disappeared in the sands; the middle or central point of the earth was believed to be a *pradeśa* or span to its north.
Linked texts (2)
- Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit