South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.135

c13.135

Visalyakaranī, medical herb, 259n. Vishakantha, epithet of Nīlakantha, 137. Vishāpaharamūrti, form of Siva, 140. Vishnu, god, the Protector, 2, 3, 10n, 11, 17, 22, 24, 26, 30, 35, 37, 47, 50, 52, 55, 62, 64, 70, 72, 73, 74, 82n, 84n, 93, 97, 100, 103, 107, 113, 125, 140, 148, 168, 184, 185, 187, 189, 194, 196, 197, 202, 218n, 229, 230, 235, 236, 251, 254, 259, 265, 267, 268 :— variety of Sāligrāma, 70 :— used as arrow by Tripurāntaka, 140. Vishnudharmōttara, work quoted by Hēmādri, 197. Vishnu-Purāna, 73. Vishvaksēna, epithet of Vishnu, 62 :— Vaishnavite god, 62. vismaya, pose of fingers, 84, 88, 125, 137, 178, 267. Visvakarma, Art Journal (Coomaraswamy) quoted, 24n, 64n, 114n, 143n, 251n, 254n, 259n. Visvakarma, form of Brahmā, 11. visvamardinī, attribute of Kāma’s arrow, 62. Visvāmitra, sage, 254. Visvanātha, temple, at Tenkāsi, 173. Visvēdēvas, the ten, 262. Vithōba, s.a. Pānduranga, 55. Vrishārūdha, form of Siva, 74, 76n, 113, 114n. Vrishavāhana, do. 113, 114. Vrisha saila, surname of Tirupati Hill, 62n. vulture, vehicle of Sani (Saturn) 239; — of Kētu, 241. Vyāghrapāda, sage (with tiger’s feet), 82n, 84, 88. vyāla-mudrā, pose of fingers, 79. Vyāsa, sage, 176.