The Development of Hindu Iconography c10.41

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c10.41

sacrificer then prays to the three gods, viz., Iśāna, Miḍhuṣī and Jayanta, to touch the three beasts. If Miḍhuṣī and Madirā be identical, then both of them are to be regarded as the consorts of Śiva; one of the names of Śiva is Miḍhuṣa and Madirā is one of the synonyms of Durgā-Ambikā.

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