[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Elements of Hindu Iconography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914) › v3.c19.154 # Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.154 Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.154 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.154) The Varāha-purāṇa, however, states that these Mother-Goddesses are eight in number and includes among them the goddess Yōgēśvarī mentioned above, although all other purāṇas and agamas mention them to be seven. The Varāha-purāṇa further says that these Mātṛkās represent eight mental qualities which are morally bad; accordingly Yōgēśvarī represents kāma or desire; Māhēśvarī, krōdha or anger; Vaishṇavī, lōbha or covetousness; Brahmāṇī, mada or pride; Kaumārī, mōha or illusion; Indrāṇī, mātsarya or fault-finding; Yāmī or Chāmuṇḍā, paiśunya, that is, tale-bearing; and Vārāhī, asūya or envy. - [Previous: v3.c19.153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.153) - [Next: v3.c19.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.155) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19) ## Cites (1) - [Varāhapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.varaha) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.154](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.154) · Pramāṇa