[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s18.387 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.387 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.387 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.387) There is no geographical division of the earth in Vedic literature. The Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa²⁸ states that the centre of the earth is a span north of the Plakṣa Prāsravaṇa, and that the centre of the sky is the constellation of the seven Ṛṣis, the Great Bear. For the quarters, see Diś. - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.386) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.388](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.388) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya_upanisad) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.387) · Pramāṇa