The elephants standing in the eight directions. Following is the list of male and female elephants in each direction, as per Amarakosha.<\/p>\n
East – Airavata, Abhramu<\/p>\n
South East – Pundarika, Kapila<\/p>\n
South – Vamana, Pingala<\/p>\n
South West – Kumuda, Anupama<\/p>\n
West – Anjana, Tamrakarni<\/p>\n
North West – Pushpadanta, Shubhradanti<\/p>\n
North – Sarvabhauma, Angana<\/p>\n
North East – Supratika, Anjanavati<\/p>\n
In addition to them, there are also four elephants which bear the weight of the world, standing in patala. Sagara’s sons, who reached patala in search of his yaga horse, happened to see them, as per Ramayana Balakanda Sarga 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The elephants standing in the eight directions. Following is the list of male and female elephants in each direction, as per Amarakosha. East – Airavata, Abhramu South East – Pundarika, Kapila South – Vamana, Pingala South West – Kumuda, Anupama … Continue reading