Nagarajabhavana (English spelling)

Japanese: Nāgarājabhavana(英語表記)Nagarajabhavana
Nagarajabhavana (English spelling)

…[Obayashi Taryo] In ancient India, the underworld where the dragons (Nāga) lived was called Nāgaloka or Pātāla, and its capital was called Bhogavati (City of Pleasure) and was a luxurious place surrounded by walls studded with jewels. The palace of the dragon king was called Nāgabhavana or Nāgarājabhavana, and King Ananta, the leader of the dragons, Adishesha (the original dragon), lived there surrounded by beautiful women. The palace was the most magnificent in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth, and the sage Narada, who once visited there, praised it as more beautiful than the heavenly world of Indra. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Nāgarājabhavana" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【大林 太良】 古来インドでは竜(ナーガNāga)族の住む地底の世界を〈ナーガローカNāgaloka〉あるいは〈パーターラPātāla〉とよび,その都は〈ボーガバティー(快楽の町)〉といわれ,宝石をちりばめた城壁に囲まれた豪華なものであった。竜王の宮殿を竜宮(ナーガババナNāgabhavanaまたはナーガラージャババナNāgarājabhavana)とよび,竜族の長アーディ・シェーシャ(原初の竜)たるアナンタ王が,美しい女たちに囲まれて住んでいた。その宮殿は天上,地上,地下の中で最も華麗で,かつてここを訪れたナーラダ仙は,天界のインドラの世界よりも美しいと称賛したという。…

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