Bhadrāśva-varṣa

One of the land divisions (varṣas) of Jambūdvīpa, situated to the East of Mount Meru, marked by Salt Water Ocean in the East, Niṣadha mountain range in the South, Gandhamādana in the West and Nīla in the North.

Overall Atmosphere
In Bhadrāśva-varṣa there are many beautiful gardens filled with seasonal fruits and flowers. There are many decorated hermitages. Between the boundary mountains demarcating the borders of the 9 varṣas lie great lakes of pure water filled with lotus flowers and aquatic birds, surrounded by humming bees.

Earthly Heavens
As most regions on Bhū-maṇḍala, Bhadrāśva-varṣa is a heavenly region on Earth (bhauma-svarga) where people returning from heavenly planets enjoy the remaining results of their pious activities.

Inhabitants
People of Bhadrāśva-varṣa live approximately ten thousand years as per our present earthly calculation. This number is comparable to life duration in Bhārata-varṣa during Tretā-yuga. The inhabitants of Bhadrāśva-varṣa are almost like demigods, possessing strong, youthful bodies that have a great capacity for sensual enjoyment. Women conceive children only during the last year of their life. The inhabitants are important leaders among the demigods and are always attended by their servants who constantly supply them and their wives with sandalwood pulp and flower garlands. Attracted by the opposite sex, they enjoy life in gardens alongside the lakes. But despite many opportunities for sense enjoyement, the inhabitants of Bhadrāśva-varṣa do not forget their eternal position as servants of the Supreme Lord, and they worship Him in His Deity forms.

Ruler
Bhadrāśva-varṣa is ruled by Bhadraśravā, the son of Dharmarāja.

Inhabitants Worship the Lord
Bhadraśravā, the ruler of Bhadrāśva-varṣa, along with his close servants and all the residents of the land, worships the plenary expansion of Vāsudeva named Hayaśīrṣa (Hayagrīva). Lord Hayaśīrṣa is very dear to the devotees, and He is the director of all religious principles. Bhadraśravā and his associates offer their respectful obeisances to the Lord fixed in trance and pray to Him with careful pronunciation. Their prayers are described in detail in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 5, Chapter 18, verses 2-6