[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) › c7.s2.56 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s2.56 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s2.56 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.56) 31. Prasthala—Some Purāṇas read Puṣkala who lived in the Puṣkalāvatī (Charsadda or Mirziyarat near Peshawar) region, though both the Prasthala and the people of Puṣkalāvatī are sometimes mentioned side by side in the list of the northern peoples (cf. Parāśara quoted below). - [Previous: c7.s2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.55) - [Next: c7.s2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.57) - [Up: c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c7.s2.56) · Pramāṇa