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176] [Prajñāpanā Sūtra [167-2] In these (aforementioned places) resides Devendra, the Devraja Sakra; who is Vajrapāṇi, Purandara, Śatakratu, Sahasrāksha, Maghavā, Pākashāsana, Dakshiṇārddhalokādhipati, the lord of thirty-two lakh vimānas. He is the one whose vehicle is the elephant Airāvata, who is Surendra, the wearer of pure, spotless garments, adorned with a garland and crown, and whose cheeks are adorned with new, golden, beautiful, variegated, and sparkling earrings. He is Mahādhika, (etc. all the description) until 'illuminates' (according to Sū. 196) as before (one should know). He (Devendra Devraja Śakra) there rules over thirty-two lakh vimānāvāsas, eighty-four thousand sāmanika devas, thirty-three trayastriṃśa devas, four lokapālas, eight agramahiṣīs with their families, three parishads, seven senās, seven senādhipati devas, four eighty-four thousand - that is - three lakh thirty-six thousand ātmarakshaka devas, and many other Saudharmakalpavāsi vaimānika devas and devis, and leads them forward, (etc. all the description according to Sū. 166) until 'wanders' as before (one should understand). 198. [1] Tell me, Bhante! Where are the places of the Iśānakas, both those who have attained and those who have not attained, described? Tell me, Bhante! Where do the Iśānakas reside? [198.1 U.] Gautama! In the island called Jambudvīpa, to the north of the Sumeru mountain, above this earth of jewel-like radiance, in a very even and beautiful part of the earth, above many hundreds of yojanas, many thousands of yojanas, many lakhs of yojanas, many crores of yojanas, and many koṭikoṭi yojanas, far away, is the kalpa (devaloka) called Iśāna, which is long from east to west and wide from north to south, in this way (the rest of the description) like the Saudharma (kalpa's description) (according to Sū. 197-1) until 'prototype' one should understand.