Hindu mythology Hindu mythology is the body of myths and literature attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedic literature, epics like ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana'', the Puranas, and r ...

and

Buddhist mythology The Buddhist traditions have created and maintained a vast body of mythological literature. The central myth of Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradit ...

, Bhogavatī ( hi, भोगवती, literally "peopled by snakes" or "delightful") is the subterranean capital of the Nagas in the Nagaloka region of

Patala In Indian religions, Patala (Sanskrit: पाताल, IAST: pātāla, lit. ''that which is below the feet''), denotes the subterranean realms of the universe – which are located under the earthly dimension. Patala is often translated as und ...

. The place is also called Putkari.

Buddhism

Bhogavatī appears in Buddhist tradition as a palace in the Nāga world. It is the residence of the Nāga King

Varuṇa Varuna (; sa, वरुण, , Malay: ''Baruna'') is a Vedic deity associated initially with the sky, later also with the seas as well as Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth). He is found in the oldest layer of Vedic literature of Hinduism, such a ...

. A somewhat detailed description of the palace is given in the Vidhurapaṇḍita Jātaka.

References

*A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by

John Dowson John Dowson M.R.A.S.(1820–1881) was a British indologist. A noted scholar of Hinduism, he taught in India for much of his life. His book ''Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology'' remains one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works o ...

*Indian Serpent Lore or The Nagas in Hindu Legend and Rt by J. Vogel. Locations in Hindu mythology {{Hindu-myth-stub