The seven large rivers with the Sindhu flowing to go east, turned their courses in the contrary detection. The cardinal points were reversed, as it were; and nothing could be distinguished.
प्रत्यगूहुर्महानद्यः प्राङ्मुखाः सिन्धुसप्तमाः। विपरीता दिश: सर्वा न प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥