The city of Indra, king of the devas. On Mahameru, Brahma’s world occupies 10000 yojanas. On eight of its sides, are the ashtadigpalakas who occupy 2500 yojanas each. Thus there are 9 places on Mahameru – Brahma’s Manovati at the centre, to the east of it is Indra’s Amaravati, to the south east is Agni’s Tejovati, to the south is Yama’s Samyamani, to the south west is Nirriti’s Krishnanjana, to the west is Varuna’s Shradhavati, to the north west is Vayu’s Gandhavati, to the north is Kuber’s Mahodaya and to the north east is Shiva’s Yashovati, as per Devibhagavata Ashtamaskanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The city of Indra, king of the devas. On Mahameru, Brahma’s world occupies 10000 yojanas. On eight of its sides, are the ashtadigpalakas who occupy 2500 yojanas each. Thus there are 9 places on Mahameru – Brahma’s Manovati at the … Continue reading