▁The ▁Tr ā y ast ri ṃ ś a ▁heaven ▁in ▁which ▁Ś ak ra ▁rules ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Mount ▁Mer u , ▁imag ined ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁polar ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁world , ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁Sun ▁and ▁Moon ▁revol ve . ▁Tr ā y ast ri ṃ ś a ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁the ▁heav ens ▁in ▁direct ▁contact ▁with ▁hum ank ind . ▁Like ▁all ▁de ities , ▁Ś ak ra ▁is ▁long - l ived ▁but ▁mort al . ▁ ▁When ▁one ▁Ś ak ra ▁dies , ▁his ▁place ▁is ▁taken ▁by ▁another ▁de ity ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁new ▁Ś ak ra . ▁Several ▁stories ▁about ▁Ś ak ra ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁J ata ka ▁tales , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁s utt as . ▁ ▁Ś ak ra ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Su j ā , ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁as uras , ▁V em ac it rin ▁( P ā li ▁V ep ac itt i ). ▁Despite ▁this ▁relationship , ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁war ▁generally ▁exists ▁between ▁the ▁thirty - three ▁gods ▁and ▁the ▁as uras , ▁which ▁Ś ak ra ▁man ages ▁to ▁resolve ▁with ▁minimal ▁violence ▁and ▁no ▁loss ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁Ś ak ra ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁in ▁literature ▁as ▁a ▁being ▁who ▁consult s ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁mor ality . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Bra hm ā , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁d har map ala , ▁a ▁prote ctor ▁of