Vaishnavi Devi

The universe is divided into fourteen regions or lokas. Seven of these form the upper regions and the remaining seven form the underworld (patala).

The seven regions of the upper world are bhuloka (the earth), bhuvarloka, svarloka (heaven), maharloka, janaloka, satyaloka and tapoloka. When there is a destruction at the end of a kalpa, bhuloka, bhuvarloka and svarloka are destroyed. The remaining four regions however continue to exist. They are only destroyed at the time of the final destruction. Men populate bhuloka, birds bhuvarloka, the righteous and the meritorious svarloka, and the great sages maharloka.

On the earth there is a mountain named Mount Mandara. The goddess Vaishnavi devi decided that she should not marry. (Then Varaha, Purana identifies Vaishnavi devi with the goddness Sarasvati.) She therefore went to Mount Mandara and began to meditate there.