Rivers in Ancient India (study)

by Archana Sarma | 2019 | 49,356 words

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This page relates ‘Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Puranic Age’ of the study on the rivers in ancient India as reflected in the Vedic and Puranic texts. These pages dicsusses the elements of nature and the importance of rivers (Nadi) in Vedic and Puranic society. Distinctive traits of rivers are investigated from descriptions found in the Vedas (Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads and Puranas. The research is concluded by showing changing trends of rivers from ancient to modern times.

Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age

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1. The river Sarasvatī and its Present Status

2. The Geographical Facts of the river Sarasvatī

3. Historical Facts of the river Sarasvatī

4. Disappearance of Sarasvatī

5. The river Sindhu and its present status

6. The river Vipāṭ (Beas) and the Śutudrī (Sutlej) and its present status

7. The river Yamunā and its present status

8. The river Gaṅgā and its present status

9. The river Chenāb or Asiknī and its present status

10. The river Puruṣṇī or Ravi or Irāvatī and its present status

11. The river Narmadā and its present status

12. The river Sarayu and its present status

13. The river Vitastā or Jhelum and its present status

14. The river Gomatī and its present status

15. The river Lauhitya or Brahmaputra and its present status

Last Updated: 10 October, 2022

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