Vamana Purana 32.1-4, the Sarasvati was rising from the Plaksa tree ( Pipal tree ). [ 17 ] In the Manu Samhita (II.17-18), the sage Manu , escaping from a flood, founded the Vedic culture between the Sarasvati and Drishadvati rivers. The Sarasvati River is the western boundary of Brahmavarta in