South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c4.16

c4.16

Their significance (184)—Their division into three classes and their worship on chakras, yantras and pīthas (185)—Sarasvatī and her different forms (185f.)—Lakshmī and her different forms (187f.)—The eight energies of Vishnu personified (189)—General description of Gaurī or Pārvatī (190)—The Saptamātrikās (190f.)—Sakti goddesses holding Vaishnavite symbols: Chāmundā, Durgā, Mahishāsuramardini and Mahā-Lakshmī (196—211)—Kālarātrī, Tvaritā, Tripurā-Bhairavī, Vajraprastārinī, Surā, Surapriyā, Srīvidyādēvī, Prānasakti, Svasthāvēsinī, Satruvidhvamsinī, Ugra-Tārā, Dhūmrāvatī, Sūlinī, Pratyangirā, Sītalādēvī, Trikantakidēvī, Bhūtamātā and Sivadūtī (211f.)—Jyēshthā-Lakshmī (216f.)—Bālā-Tripurasundarī, Saubhāgyabhuvanēsvarī, Annapūrnā, Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, Tulajā-Bhavānī, Rājamātangī, Laghusyāmalā, Vārunī, Kurukullā and Vindhyavāsinī (218f.)—Lalitā, Tripurasundarī and Rājarājēsvarī; their worship on Bālā-yantra and Srī-chakra (220f.) ... ... 184—222