The celestial courtrooms aka sabhas were radiant, powerful, magical, and glorious. Here, Narada, in Indraprastha, described the beauty of sabha belonging to Indra.
After Maya built the majestic sabha in Indraprastha, many kings, rishis, and Narada Muni arrived to see the place. Upon Yudhistira’s request, Narada described the celestial sabhas.
Indra’s sabha is radiant and has the brilliance of the sun. It was built by Indra himself with one hundred yojanas in width, one hundred and fifty yojanas in length, and five yojanas in height. The sabha floats in the air and can travel anywhere. It has full rooms with thousands of seats for various guests. The sabha is auspicious, pure, and free of fear. The rooms are adorned with celestial trees. On the throne, Indra sits with his wife Sachi. He wears a crown on his head and lohita bracelets on his upper arms. His dress is spotless. Several colorful garlands adorn his neck. Hri, Kirti, and Dyutia are also with him.
The Maruts, siddhas, sadhyas, other gods, and householders worship Indra. Their followers can also be found in the sabha, dressed in fine clothes and jewelry. The devarishis belong to his sabha and have achieved their position through various austerities.
The divine water, herbs, Medha, Shraddha, Sarvasvati, clouds, lightning, wind, rain, thunder, artha, dharma, kama, the eastern direction (Indra is the guardian of the East), twenty-seven types of fires, the planets, the hymns, mantras, and dakshinas can also be found in this sabha.
Apsaras and gandharvas play music and dance all day long to entertain him and the guests. Brihaspati and Shukra also join the sabha at times. Bhrigu and the seven rishis (sapta rishis) often visit this sabha.
This place is called Pushkaramalini.
Also, read about Varuna’s Sabha, Brahma’s Sabha, Kubera’s Sabha, and Yama’s Sabha.