[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.959 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.959 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.959 - **Language:** English ### [c4.959](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.959) AṢṬADIGGAJAS AND AṢṬADIKKARIṆĪS. There are eight male and eight female elephants standing guard over the eight zones. They are : - [Previous: c4.958](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.958) - [Next: c4.960](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.960) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.959](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.959) · Pramāṇa