Question about the linkage of Vedic Sarasvati, and modern city of Prayag/Allahabad in UP. River Yamuna confluences with Ganga in Allahabad, and Ganaga continues on its journey till Ganga-Sagar in Bay of Bengal. As per the popular belief, Prayag was not only the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, but also of Sarasvati before she disappeared. These 3 rivers met here and that is why Prayag is called "Triveni".
Question is: whether the River Saraswati of Triveni mentioned in literature is the same as river Saraswati of Vedic yore? Because based upon the studies of archelogists, isn't vedic Saraswati supposed to have flown hundreds of miles to the west of Prayag - through Panjab, Rajasthan, Sindh, Gujrat? Are these different? (like you have at least a dozen rivers called Ganga)
Even if you discount the change in the course of river flow of Saraswati, over thousands of years...how come Ganga and Yamuna still manage to confluence at Prayag...Any ideas?
path of Vedic Saraswati is described in the link posted by Ramana above, here is the map.
<img src='http://micheldanino.voiceofdharma.com/images/map.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Question is: whether the River Saraswati of Triveni mentioned in literature is the same as river Saraswati of Vedic yore? Because based upon the studies of archelogists, isn't vedic Saraswati supposed to have flown hundreds of miles to the west of Prayag - through Panjab, Rajasthan, Sindh, Gujrat? Are these different? (like you have at least a dozen rivers called Ganga)
Even if you discount the change in the course of river flow of Saraswati, over thousands of years...how come Ganga and Yamuna still manage to confluence at Prayag...Any ideas?
path of Vedic Saraswati is described in the link posted by Ramana above, here is the map.
<img src='http://micheldanino.voiceofdharma.com/images/map.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />