[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967) › c6.s2.39 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.39 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.39 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.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 - [Previous: c6.s2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.38) - [Next: c6.s2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.40) - [Up: c6.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.39) · Pramāṇa