South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.134

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vajrapītha, form of pedestal, 266. Vajraprastārinī, goddess, 212. Vallī or Valliyamman, consort of Skanda, 177, 178. Vālmīki, sage and author, 37n. Valuvūr, village in the Tanjore district, 100, 125, 162, 230. Vāmā, the Sakti (goddess) of Vāma or Vāmadēva (Siva), 190n. Vāmana, the Dwarf-incarnation of Vishnu, 22, 30, 32 :— epithet of Vishnu, 55 :— variety of Sāligrāma, 70. Vāmana-Purāna, 165n. vanamālā, garland of flowers, worn by Vishnu, 17, 50 ;— by Vaishnavī, 194. Vandi-Kāliyamma, village deity, 224. Vanniyan, s.a. Palli, 227. varada, boon-giving pose of hand in images (q.v.), 10, 17, 54n, 66, 76, 89n, 90, 93, 97, 110, 114, 137, 148, 177, 178, 189, 190, 194, 202, 212n, 239, 241n, 243, 248, 266. Varadarājasvāmin, temple, at Little Conjeeveram, 43. Vara-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. Varāha, the Boar-incarnation of Vishnu, 22, 26, 30. Varāha-mandapa, rock-cut pavilion at Mahābalipuram, 30. Varāhamihira, astronomer, 236n. Varāha-Perumāl, rock-cut temple at Mahābalipuram, 22. Varāha-Purāna, 162. Vārāhī, one of the Saptamātrikās, 190, 194, 196. Vārāhikalpa, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 194n. Varuna, regent of the west and lord of the ocean, 243. Vārunī, goddess, 220. Vasanta (Spring), friend of Kāma, 62. vāsikābandha, fashion of making up the hair, 216, 268. Vasishtha, sage, 37n, 90, 254. Vāsistharāmāyana, name of a Sanskrit work, 37n. Vāsudēva, form of standing Vishnu, 52n, 55 :— variety of Sāligrāma 70 :— s.a. Krishna, 196. Vāsuki, serpent-chief, 140, 251.

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Vasus, the eight, 262. Vatapatrasāyin, form of Krishna (Vishnu), 37. Vattapirai-amman, goddess, in the temple at Tiruvottiyūr, 226. Vatuka-Bhairava, form of Bhairava, 161n. Vāyu, wind, lord of the north-west quarter, 248, 267 :— charioteer of Agni, 243. Vēdānta-Dēsika, Srī-Vaishnava teacher, 259. Vēdas, the four, 30, 32, 177, 235, 259n :— symbol, in front of Brahmā images, 11n ;— in the hand of Aghōramūrti, 148 ;— following Dattātrēya in the form of dogs, 11n :— carried (as personified images) by Hayagrīva, 55 :— forming the body of Garuda, 64n :— used as horses, to his chariot, by Tripurāntaka, 140 :— represented, by the goddesses Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, 220 ;— by the Sun, 236 :— their seven metres (chhandas), represented as seven horses of the Sun, 236n. Vēdic, 7, 64n, 241, 251, 254. vēl, Tamil name for sakti, 177. Vēlāyudha, Tamil name for Subrahmanya, 178. Venkatēsa or Venkataramana, form of standing Vishnu on the Tirupati Hill, 62. Vēnu-Gōpāla, form of Krishna, 43. vessel, symbol, in the hand of Lakshmī, 187, 189 ;— of Māhēndrī, 194 :— (of blood), in the hand of Sivadūtī, 216 :— (of food), in the hand of Annapūrnā, 218 ;— of Tulajā-Bhavānī, 220 :— (of gems), in the hand of Sāvitrī, 243 :— of Varuna 243 :— (of wine), in the hand of Laghusyāmalā and Vārunī, 220. See cup and pot. Vētāla, demon, vehicle of Virabhadra, 155. Vibhīshana, Rākshasa chief, 37. Vidyādharas, class of demi-gods, 251 ;— of Jaina mythology, 265. Vighnēsa or Vighnēswara, s.a.

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Ganapati, 82n, 168, 224n. Vijaya, attendant of Vishnu, 50 ;— of Skanda, 178 :— name of a Dvārapāla image, 251. Vijaya Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. Vijayanagara (Hampi), village in the Bellary district, 24, 26, 38n, 88. vīnā, the Indian lute, 90, 220, 251 :— symbol in the hand of Nārada, 254 ;— of Sarasvatī, 185n. Vinādhara-Dakshināmūrti, form of Dakshināmūrti, 90. Vināyaka, s.a. Ganapati, 82n, 165, 168n, 187, 194, 267 :— name of the Dvārapāla at the southern entrance of Siva temples, 254n. Vindhya, mountain, 223. Vindhyavāsini, form of Durgā, 220, 223. Virabhadra, fierce emanation of Siva, 74, 89, 155, 159, 161n, 194, 227n, 234. Vīra-Chōla, surname of Parāntaka I., 88. Vīra-Lakshmī, form of Lakshmī, 189. Vīra-Nārāyana, surname of Parāntaka I., 88. Vīra-Saiva, s.a. Lingāyata, 165. Vīra-Sakti, goddess, connected with Sōmāskanda, 110 :— Pārvatī in her independent form, 185n. vīrāsana, posture in sitting, 37, 197, 266n. Vīra-Vīra, walking form of Virabhadra, 159. Vīrēswara, s.a. Virabhadra, 113. Visālākshī, name of the goddess Pārvatī at Benares, 218n.