South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.14

c13.14

dāhinī, attribute of Kāma’s arrow, 62. Daksha, sage, 89, 155, 159, 267. Dakshināgni, one of the (three) sacrificial fires, represented by the goddess Sāvitrī, 220. Dakshināmūrti, form of Siva, 74, 76n, 89, 90, 93, 147, 234, 268n. dānavas, demons, 30, 140. Dandanātha-Vārāhī, form of Vārāhī, 194n. Danda-Pingala, attendant of Sūrya, 236. Dārukāvana, forest, scene of Siva’s sport as Bhikshātana, 79n, 100. Dasara, festival, 187. Dasaratha, king of Ayōdhyā and father of Rāma, 35. Dasra, one of the Asvins, 259n. Dattātrēya, god, 11n. Death, the god of, s.a. Kāla, 132, 137, 148, 151. deer (antelope, black-buck), symbol, in the hand of Saiva images, 77, 89n, 90, 93, 97, 103, 110, 114, 129, 132, 137n, 140, 141, 143, 147, 159, 162, 267: — vehicle of Vāyu, 248: — accompaniment of Bhikshātana, 100; — of Kankāla, 103; — of Natarāja, 82. Dēvabhāvi, epithet of Surapriyā, 212. Dēvakī, mother of Krishna, 41, 196. Dēvāram, collection of Saiva Tamil hymns, 72, 89, 262.