South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.47

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Pāvadairāyan, general of Aiyanār, 230. peacock, vehicle of Kaumārī, 194 ;— of Skanda, 177, 178 :— its feathers, ornament on the head of Krishna, 38, 43n;— of Natarāja, 79, 268 ;— of Tvaritā, 212:— symbol, in the hand of Bhikshātana and Kankāla, 100, 103 ;— of Natarāja, 84 ;— of Skanda, 177 :— accompaniment of Dakshināmūrti, 90n. Pēchi, village deity, 224. Peddintamma, do., 224. Pērantālamma, do. 229. Periya-Perumāl, epithet of Rājarāja I, 262n. Periyapurānam, Tamil work, 147, 161, 162, 262. Persia, 235. Perunjingadēva, Pallava king, 88. Pērūr, village in the Coimbatore district, 100, 125. pestle (musala), weapon, in the hand of Chāmundā, 194;— of Hēramba-Ganapati, 173 ;— of Sudarsana, 66. phālapatta, ornament on the forehead of Pārvatī, 190. phallic cult, 72. Pichchāndār, Tamil name for Bhikshātana, 100. Pidāri, Tamil name for a village goddess, 196, 211, 216, 224, 226. piercing (with metallic wire), ceremony observed in temples of village deities, 226. Pillaiyār, Tamil name for Ganapati, 176. pipal, tree, 47n :— abode of Bhūtamātā, 216 ;— of Jyēshthā, 216n :— sacred to the goddess Vaishnavī, 196 :— Nāga stones set up under it, 248 :— its marriage with margosa, 248. Pisāchas (devils), class of goblins, 148, 230. pīthapadma, form of pedestal, 266. pīthas, pedestals, 266 :— mystic geometrical figures connected with Sakti worship, 185, 220. Pitridrōhin, epithet of Chandēsa, 162. Planets, the nine, 70, 235, 236, 239, 241, 266n.

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plough, symbol, in the hand of Balarāma, 37n ;— of Skanda, 177, 178 ;— of Sudarsana, 66. Poduvagai-Ūrudaiyāl, village deity, mentioned in Chōla inscriptions, 226. Pōiēramma, village deity, s.a. Sītalā, 224. Ponnamma, village deity, 223, 224. pot, — of fire, symbol, in the hand of Natarāja, 77, 84, 88;— of Dakshināmūrti, 90:— of flesh, in the hand of Sivadūti, 216 ;— of gems, in the hand of Saubhāgyabhuvanēsvarī, 218 :— of ghee, in the hand of Agni, 243;— of Brahmā, 11n:— of nectar, in the hand of Dhanvantari, 259;— of Gaja-Lakshmī, 187;— of Garuda, 64n :— of rubies, in the hand of Mahā-Ganapati, 173 :— of treasures, seen below the feet of Pṛthvī, 187 : — of wine, in the hand of Kūṣmāṇḍa-Durgā, 202 ; — of Surapriyā, 212. *See cup and vessel.* prabhā or prabhā-maṇḍala, arch of light, 79, 155. Prachaṇḍa, name of Chaṇḍēśa in Kṛtayuga, 161 ; — of a Dvārapāla image, 251. Pradēśamūrti, *s.a.* Chandrasēkhara, 114. Pradyumna, epithet of Kāmadēva, 62 : — form of standing Viṣṇu, 52*n*, 55, 62 : — variety of Sāligrāma, 70. Prahlāda, demon, devotee of Viṣṇu, 26. Prajāpati or Prajāpati-Brahmā, form of Brahmā, 11. Prajāpatis, the nine, 262. prākāra, the wall surrounding a temple, 3, 35, 185*n*. prāṇa, vital breath, 213. prāṇapratiṣṭhā, ceremony of infusing prāṇa into an image, 213*n*. Prāṇasakti, goddess, 212, 213*n*. Pratyangirā, *do.* 213. Prayōgaratna, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 236*n*, 266*n*. Prayōgasāra, name of a work, 161. prēta, a ghost, 148. Pṛthvī, *s.a.* Bhū, 17, 52, 187.

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Prīti (pleasure), consort of Kāma, 62 : — one of the Sakti goddesses of Viṣṇu, 189. prōkṣaṇī (sprinkler), symbol, in the hand of Agni, 243. protecting pose of hand in images, 17, 52*n*, 120, 173, 187, 218, 241. *See abhaya.* Pudding, symbol, in the hand of Gaṇapati, 168, 173. Pudgalai, wife of Aiyanār, 212*n*, 230. pūjā, worship, 226, 229. Pulindas, an aboriginal tribe, 223. Pullagunta, village in the Guṇṭūr district, 224*n*. Pung (i.e., Puṅganūr)-amma, village deity, 223. punnai-tree, processional vehicle used in Viṣṇu temples, 47 : — grove of, 226. Punnaitturainangai, village deity, mentioned in Chōla inscriptions, 226. Pūranai, wife of Aiyanār, 212, 230*n*. Purāṇas, the eighteen, 7, 79, 177, 196, 224, 254, 262. Purāṇic, 11, 55, 129, 132, 137, 140. Purāri, *s.a.* Tripurāntaka, 76*n*. Pūri-Jagannāth, temple at, 37*n*. pūrṇapātra (vessel full of water), symbol of Agni, 243. Pūrṇāsvā, female deity attending on Surapriyā, 212. Puṣkalā, *do.* 212. Puṣpagiri, village in the Cuddapah district, 47, 143. Puṣpaka, the ærial car of Kubēra, 37. Puṣṭi (strength), one of the Sakti goddesses of Viṣṇu, 189.