Classical Hindu tradition holds that the ogdoad of deva-s corresponding to their directions is: Indra: East; Agni: Southeast; Yama: South; Nirṛti: Southwest; Varuṇa: West; Vāyu: Northwest; Kubera: North; Īśāna: Northeast. The central position might be occupied in certain traditions by Prajāpati, Viṣṇu, Savitṛ or the Puruṣa-Prakṛti continuum from which the gods differentiated. Now, a famous […]![]()
