Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.39

c6.s2.39

According to the Puranic conception, the god Brahman lives on the top of the Meru whose various sections are occupied by the other gods, e.g., (1) in section i near the Brahma-sabhā called Manovatī, the gods Īśāna and Indra have their separate abodes ; (2) in section ii, the fire-god has his mahāsabhā called Tejovatī ; (3) in section iii, Yama has his mahāsabhā called Susaṃyamā ; (4) in section iv, Virūpākṣa, lord of nairṛta, has his mahāsabhā called Kṛṣṇāṅganā ; (5) in section v, the Sun-god has his mahāsabhā called Śubhavatī and the god Varuṇa has called Satī ; (6) in section vi, the wind-god has his sabhā called Gandhavatī ; (7) in section vii, the Moon-god has his sabhā called Mahodayā ; and (8) in section viii, Īśāna has his sabhā called Yaśovatī. These eight sections are associated with the 8 quarters.³²