Viyahapannatti 6.5.295

6.5.295

In the eight spaces between these eight Kṛṣṇarājis, eight Lokāntika celestial abodes are declared, namely: 1. Arci, 2. Arcimālin, 3. Vairocona, 4. Prabhāṅkara, 5. Candrābha, 6. Sūryābha, 7. Śukrābha, 8. Supratiṣṭhābha; and in the middle, Riṣṭābha.
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Arci celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the north-east.”
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Arcimālin celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the east.” Thus it should be understood in sequence up to:
“Where, Venerable Sir, is the Riṣṭa celestial abode declared to be?”
“Gautama! In the very central region.”
In these eight Lokāntika celestial abodes reside eight kinds of Lokāntika deities, namely: