▁of ▁be ings ▁who ▁res ide ▁here . ▁Their ▁functions ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁D h ṛ tar ā ṣ ṭ ra ▁- ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁East . ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁g and har vas ▁and ▁pi ś ā cas . ▁Vir ū ḍ h aka ▁- ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁South . ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁k umb h ā ṇ ḍ as ▁and ▁pret as . ▁Vir ū p ā k ṣ a ▁- ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁n ā gas ▁and ▁p ū tan as . ▁V ai ś ra va ṇ a ▁- ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁North . ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁y ak ṣ as ▁and ▁r ā k ṣ as as . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁be ings ▁have ▁been ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁spirits ▁and ▁gods ▁of ▁P agan ▁relig ions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁g ob l ins , ▁t roll s , ▁and ▁f ai ries ▁of ▁Western ▁fol kl ore . ▁ ▁Other ▁residents ▁include ▁the ▁gar u ḍ as , ▁the ▁Kh idd ā p ados ik ā , ▁Man op ados ik ā , ▁Sit aval ā h ak ā ▁and ▁Un h aval ā h ak ā ▁dev as . ▁Par j anya ▁and ▁Ma ṇ ime k hal ā , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sun ▁god ▁S ū ry a ▁and ▁the ▁moon ▁god ▁C andra ▁also ▁dwell ▁here . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B ud dh ist ▁cosm ology ▁Category : He aven