
Lower lokas · THE COSMIC ATLAS
Bhogavatiभोगवती
Bhogavati is a named Naga city in epic traditions; its relation to broader Naga-world geography is account dependent.
All realmsJewel light · the Naga courtHistorical cosmic-ocean painting · illustrative visual context
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Bhogavati.
Bhogavati is a named Naga city in epic traditions; its relation to broader Naga-world geography is account dependent.
Realms & Cosmic Worlds
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Realm category
- Naga city
- Cosmological position
- Epic Naga geography; not a modern map location.
- Presiding association
- Vasuki and Naga society in epic accounts.
- Inhabitants
- Nagas
- Environment
- A Naga royal city, distinct from a punitive Naraka.
- Guardians
- Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
- Earthly association
- No physical location asserted.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Connected worlds.
4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities1
Realms & Cosmic Worlds2
The Sacred Library1
Image credit.
The Cosmic Ocean Reveals Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, style of Sajnu, Mandi, 1835. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, San Diego Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Original source · Public domain / PD-ArtResized and converted to WebP.
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
Mahabharata — Ganguli translation
Complete epic, translated by K. M. Ganguli.
Mahabharata · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.