South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.49

c13.49

R Rādhā, cowherd girl of Brindāvana, a favourite of Kṛiṣṇa, 41. Rādhā-Kṛiṣṇa, form of Kṛiṣṇa, 41. Rāhu (the ascending node), planet, 239. Raichūr, Śiva temple at, 77*n*. Rājadhirāja I., Chōla king, 254. Rājamātaṅgi, goddess, 220. Rājarāja I., Chōla king, 77, 88*n*, 100, 114*n*, 147, 165, 176, 226, 262*n*, 268. Rājarājēśvara, *s.a.* Bṛihadīśvara, 77, 88*n*. Rājarājēśvarī, goddess, 220. rajas or rājasic form, of Vīraphadra, 159 ; — of Kṣhētrapāla, 159. Rājñī, consort of Sūrya, 236. rājōpachāra, form of ritual, 3. Rākṣhasas, class of demi-gods, 243, 251 : — subdued by Rāma, 37. Rakṣhōghṇamūrti, form of Śiva, 148. Rakta-Jyeṣhṭhā, form of Jyēṣhṭhā, 216. ram, vehicle, of Mars, 239 : — of Agni, 243. Rāma, incarnation of Viṣṇu, 22, 35, 37*n*, 64, 266*n* : — king of Ayōdhyā, 35, 37, 66 : — the axe-bearer (Paraśurāma), 22*n*. Rāmachandra *or* Rāmabhadra, *s.a.* Rāma, 35. Rāmānujāchārya, teacher of the Viśiṣhṭādvaita school of philosophy, 259. Rāmaśvāmin, temple, at Kumbakōṇam, 32, 35*n*, 55. Rāmāyaṇa, epic, 22, 35, 37*n*, 90*n*, 129, 224*n*. Rāmēśvaram, island, 35, 64*n*, 230, 251. ranga, an assembly-hall, 50*n*. Ranganātha, form of reclining Viṣṇu, 50. rat, vehicle of Gaṇapati, 168, 173. rathas, monolithic monuments at Mahābalipuram, 2. Rati (love), consort of Kāma, 62. Ratnasabhāpati, the pebble Śiva-liṅga worshipped in the temple of Naṭarāja at Chidambaram, 76. Raudrī, the Sakti-(goddess) of Rudra (Śiva), 190*n*. ravi-maṇḍala, aureola behind the images of Naṭarāja, 79*n*. Reddi, dynasty, 24. Rēvanta, son of Sūrya, 236. Riddhi, consort of Kubēra, 248. Rik *or* Rig-Vēda, 37*n*, 97, 220. Riṣhabhavāhana, *s.a.* Vṛiṣhavāhana, 113. riṣhi, a sage, 52*n*, 79*n*, 90*n*, 100*n*, 132, 254. rock-cut temples, 2*n*, 30*n*. rosary (akṣhamālā), symbol, in the hand, of Aghōramūrti, 148 ; — of Bālā-Sakti, 222 ; — of Brahmā, 10, 11, 103, 113 ; — of Brahmachāriṇī, 202 ; — of Bṛihaspati, 239 ; — of Bhringi, 165*n* ; — of Dakṣhiṇāmūrti, 90, 93 ; — of Gaṇapati, 168, (Hēramba-Ganapati) 173; — of Gaṅgādhara, 132; — of Hayagrīva, 55; — of Lakshmī, 189; — of Pārvatī, 190; — of Pāsupatamūrti, 148; — of rishi-images, 254; — of Sarasvatī, 185; — of Skanda, 177; — of Sukra, 239; — of Agni and Yama, 243. Rudra or Rudramūrti, general form of Siva images, 76, 77, 114, 155, 218n, 223n, 236n. rudrāksha-beads, 259. Rudrayāmala-Tantra, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 155n. Rukminī, consort of Krishna, 43.