The Geography of the Puranas c7.s5.90

c7.s5.90

(vi) There were prosperous settlements ('10 cities of Gandharvas ruled by 10 Gandharva kings') on the east of Kailāsa mountain while on its west 'thirty palaces of Yakṣas' were located. This indicates the importance and superiority of the eastern region which had well-settled and better organised population groups over the western region which had a poorer, less civilised and scattered population. It is to be noted that the 'eastern region' recognised correctly by the Purāṇics in the above statement is a geographical region with a high percentage of sunshine, a moist, fertile soil of fine quality, highly successful agriculture, excellent crops of barley, very fair wheat and abundance of vegetables. It rightly deserves its name, Lha-sa or Gods' country.