Bhagalavatī untranslated

Bhagalavatī. A place in Uttarakuru where the Yakkhas assemble. The Dīghanikāya (DN.iii.201) speaks of it as a hall (sabhā), while the Suttanipāta Commentary (Snp­a.i.197) says it is a mountain in Himavā where the Devas assemble every month for eight days in order to settle disputes. The Yakkha leaders also attend these assemblies.

The Sumaṅgalavilāsinī (DN­a.iii.967), however, says that it is a jewelled pavilion (ratanamaṇḍapa) twelve leagues in extent, on the banks of the Dharaṇī Lake. It is surrounded by a creeper named Bhagalavatī, hence, probably, its name.