South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.34

c13.34

Laghusyāmalā, goddess, 220. Lakshmana, brother of Rāma, 35, 37, 64, 66. Lakshmī, *s.a.* Śrī, 17, 22n, 50, 52, 107, 184, 187, 189, 202, 216. Lakshmī-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 173. Lakshmī-Narasimha, form of Narasimha, 26. Lakshmī-Nārāyana, form of seated Vishnu, 52. Lalitā, goddess, 220, 222. Lalitōpākhyāna, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi; 151, 194n, 216n. lamba-patra, ornament, on the left ear of Śiva, 76. lambita, position of the leg in standing images, 190. lamp, symbol, in the hand of Trikantakīdēvī, 213. Lankā (Ceylon *q.v.*), island, 64n, 66, 223n. Lēpākshi, village in the Anantapur district, 168. līlā-mūrti, a sportive form (of Śiva), 89. Līlāsuka, Sanskrit poet, 41. lily (blue), flower, one of the five arrows of Kāma, 62: — symbol, in the hand of Pārvatī, 110, 190. lime-fruit, symbol, in the hand of Dhūmrōrnā, 243. linga, *s.a.* Śiva-linga, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 93, 97, 107, 137, 141, 143, 147, 159, 165: — worn on the head by Mahā-Lakshmī, 189: — held in the hand by Bhūtamātā, 216. Linga-Purāna, 93. Lingapurānadēva, *s.a.* Lingōdbhava, 93. linga-worship, 73. Lingāyata, sect of Śaivas, 161, 165, 268n. Lingōdbhava, form of Śiva, 24, 74, 76n, 93, 97. lion, vehicle of Budha, 239; — of Bhūtamātā, 216; — of Chāmundā, 197, 206; — of Chandēśa in the Dvāpara-yuga, 161; — of Chandī, 206; — of Hēramba-Ganapati, 173, 176; — of Mahishāsuramardinī, 206, 211; — of Pratyangirā, 213; — of Rāhu, 239; — of Skandamātā, 202; — of Śūlinī, 213; — of Vindhyavāsinī, 220: — banner of Sūrya, 236: — pedestal (s mhāsana *q.v.*) 47n, 110, 259n. Little Conjeeveram, suburb of Conjeeveram, 43. Lōkamahādēvī *or* Lōkamahādēviyār, queen of Rājarāja I., 100, 262n. Lōkapāla, form of Brahmā, 11. lotus, — the navel of Vishnu, 50n, 52: — one of the five arrows of Kāma, 62: — symbol, 35; — in the hand of Brahmā, 11; — of Garuda, 64n; — of Indra, 241; — of Jyēshthā, 216; — of Kama, 62; — of Mahā-Ganapati, 173; — of Moon, 239; — of Sudarsana, 66; — of Sun, 236; — of Varuna, 243; — of Vishnu, 17, 52: — symbol of beauty in the hand of goddesses, 17n, 143, 173, 185, 187, 189, 194, 202, 218, 220, 267: — seat or pedestal, 11, 30, 55, 76, 79, 89n, 107, 129, 173n, 187, 189, 190, 194, 199, 212, 220, 236, 239, 243. *See padma.*