South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c13.53

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Satyā (Satyabhāmā), consort of Krishna, 43. Saubhāgyabhuvanēśvarī, goddess, 218. Saubhāgya-Vāgīśvarī, form of Vāgīśvarī, 185. saumyaka, form of pedestal, 266. Saunaka, sage, 90. Saura-Samhitā, name of a Sanskrit work, 73n. Saurāṣṭra, country, 239. Sāvitri, goddess, consort of Brahmā, 11: — presiding deity of mid-day prayers, 218: wife of Agni, 243. scar, symbol, on the neck of Siva, 76, 77. sciences, the sixty-four (chatushshashti-kalā q.v.), 262. Scythian, 212. Sellāndiyamma, village deity, 224. Selliyamma, village deity, s.a. Sītalā. 224: — temple at Ālambakkam, 196. serpent, — identified with Subrahmanya (Skanda), 177: — symbol or ornament, of Saiva images, 79, 84, 90, 103, 110, 125, 132, 148, 151, 168, 194, 192, 202, 212, 267: — in the hand of Pidāri, 224n; — of Varuna, 243. Sēsha, serpent, 22, 24, 62n, 251. Sēshasaila, s.a. Tirupati Hill, 62n. Sēshasāyin, s.a. Anantasāyin, 50. Seven Mothers (Saptamātrikās q.v.), 82n, 190, 194. Seven Pagodas, s.a. Mahābalipuram, 2, 11, 43. Seven Sisters, s.a. Saptamātrikās, 229. Shadānana, epithet of Skanda, 177, 178. Shānmātura, do., 177. shashthi, the sixth day of a lunar month, sacred to Subrahmanya and the serpent, 177. shatkōna, a hexagon, connected with images of Sudarsana, 66. shield (khēta), weapon, in the hand of Bhūtamātā, 216; — of Budha, 239; — of Chāmundā, Durgā, Mahishāsuramardinī and Mahā-Lakshmī, 194, 199, 206; — of Gajahāmūrti, 125; — of Kālāgni-Rudra, 155; — of Mahā-Lakshmī and Kollāpura-Mahālakshmī, 189;

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— of Nairrita, 243; — of Pratyangirā, 213n; — of Rāhu, 239; — of Skanda, 177, 178; — of Sudarsana, 66; — of Vishnu, 17n, 30; — of Vīrabhadra, 159. Shōdasabhujā-Durgā, form of Durgā, 202. Shore Temple, Pallava structure at Mahābalipuram, 2, 107. siddhāsana, sitting posture in Jaina images, 265. Siddhi, female deity, connected with images of Lakshmī-Nārāyana, 52. Siddhidāyinī, form of Durgā, 202. sidi-swinging, ceremony observed in temples of village deities, 225. Silappadigāram, Tamil poem, 229. Silpa or Silpa-Sāstra, science of Arts and Professions, 1, 103n, 265. Silparatna, work on Arts, 37n, 64n, 73n 74n, 79n, 84n, 107, 113n, 129n, 155, 173n, 176, 199, 212n. Silpasangraha, work on Arts, 35, 43n, 52n, 64n, 84n, 90n, 107, 129n, 137n, 159, 177, 194, 251, 266. Silpasāra, dos, 11n, 41, 43, 55, 66, 76n, 148, 151, 161n, 173, 177, 187, 189, 196, 220, 222, 223n, 241, 254n. Simhāchalam, hill and village in the Vizagapatam district, 26. simhakarna, pose of fingers, 103, 110n, 140, 267. Simhamukhāsura, demon, 199n. simhāsana (lion-seat), pedestal, of Jaina saints, 265. Simhavarman, king, connected with the history of Chidambaram, 88. Sindhu, country, 239. Singa or Singa-Perumāl, Tamil name for Narasimha, 24. Sirāladēvar, Saiva saint, son of Siruttonda-Nāyanār, 262n. sirōvartana, the top part of a Siva-linga, 74n. Siruttonda-Nāyanār or Siruttonda-Nambi, Saiva saint, 159n, 262n. Sītā, consort of Rāma, 35, 37, 64, 224n. Sītalā or Sītalādēvī, village deity, goddess of small-pox, 213, 224.

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Sittāmūr, village in the South Arcot district, 265. Siva, god, the Destroyer, 2, 3, 10, 22n, 24, 26, 32, 50, 52, 62, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 82, 84, 88, 89, 90, 93, 97, 100, 103, 107, 110, 113, 114, 120, 125, 129, 132, 137, 140, 141, 143, 147, 148, 151, 155, 159, 161, 162, 165, 168, 177, 183, 184, 185, 190, 194, 196, 197, 202, 211, 212, 224, 226, 227n, 229, 230, 235, 236, 243n, 254n, 259, 267, 268; — regent of the north-east quarter, 248. Sivadūtī, goddess, 216. Siva-linga, phallic symbol of Siva, 22n, 64n, 72, 93, 107, 137, 185n, 190. Sivapādasēkhara, title of Rājarāja, I., 88n. Sivarahasya, chapter of Saura-Samhitā, 73n. Sivarātrī, festival, 97. Sivarātri, s.a. Mahākālī, 197. Sivatattvaratnākara, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 151. Skanda, god, son of Siva, 74, 82n, 84, 107, 110, 113, 129, 147, 177, 178, 218n 267: — name of the Dvārapāla at the western entrance of Siva temples, 254n. Skandamātā, form of Durgā, 202. Skanda-Purāna, 72, 77. Skandashashthi, s.a. Manasā, 212. Skanda-Yāmala, work quoted in the Kāranāgama, 202. skull, garland of, found on Saiva images, 76n, 77, 151, 155, 159, 213, 216: — symbol, in the hand of Saiva images 84, 88, 125, 137, 148, 151, 159, 194, 197, 199n; — of Prānasakti, 212; — of Vajraprastārinī, 212n; -- of Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvatī, and Pratyangirā, 213: -- (of Brahmā), symbol, in the hand of Siva, 97n, 100; -- of Pidāri, 224n. See kapāla.