South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.47.2

c13.47.2

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.