अष्टदिक्पालक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

AṢṬADIKPĀLAKA(S)   The [Devī Bhāgavata] states like this about the eight zones and their guardians. Situated in the eight different zones of the Brahmaloka are eight big cities of the eight guardians of these zones each covering an area of 2500 yojanas. All these are on the top of Mahāmeru and Brahmā sits in the centre in his city called Manovatī. Around his city are the others as follows:
(1) On the east is Amarāvatī, city of Indra.
(2) On South-east is Tejovatī, city of Agni.
(3) On the South is Saṁyamanī, city of Yama.
(4) On the South-west is Kṛṣṇāñjanā, city of Nirṛti.
(5) On the West is Śraddhāvatī, city of Varuṇa.
(6) On the North-west is Gandhavatī, city of Vāyu.
(7) On the North is Mahodaya, city of Kubera.
(8) On the North-east is Yaśovatī, city of Śiva. [Aṣṭama Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata] .