Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1672

c7.1672

9) *Yamapurī (the city of Yama).* Yamapurī is thousand yojanas in extent. There is an entrance on each of the four sides. On one side of the city stands Citragupta’s mansion. The fort surrounding the city is made of iron. There are a hundred streets in Yamapurī. They are all decorated with banners and festoons. There is a group of people in Citragupta’s mansion. They are engaged in calculating the life-span of living beings. They take into the vices and virtues of human beings. To the south of Citragupta’s residence is situated “Jvara-mandira” (the abode of diseases). Adjacent to it are the abodes of all kinds of diseases, each disease having its own abode. Yama’s home is situated at a distance of twenty yojanas from the abode of Citragupta. It has an area of two hundred yojanas and a height of fifty yojanas. It is supported by one thousand columns. On one side of it there is an extensive assembly hall. It is