Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.30
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.30
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c6.s2.30
Uttara-Kuru, the land of the Yakṣas who have no houses, is ruled by Kuvera or Vaiśravaṇa with his capital at Alakamandā and citadel at Viṣāṇa. The continent is 8000 yojanas in extent and is surrounded by sea. The chief queen of a Cakravartin comes from the race of the king of the Madras or from Uttara-Kuru.