Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t3: (10) Ajjā and (11) Koṭṭakiriyā
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t3
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(10) Ajjā and (11) Koṭṭakiriyā
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Ajjā and Kottakiriyā are two different forms of the goddess Durgā,²⁵⁸ who is also called Candiyā The Ācārānga cūni refers to the worship (jāga)
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²⁵⁸ In Indian mythology Durgā is fond of drink and flesh and she is called Durgā because she saves from durga or difficulty Her sign is a peacock's tail and she wears diadem and snakes She has four arms and faces and carries bow, discus, noose and other weapons As slayer she is Kartabhanāsini and Mahisarkpriyā (rejoicing in the blood of the demons she slays)—Hopkins, op cit, p 224
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Hemapura was another place where the festival of Inda was in vogue. The Bṛhatkalpa Bhāṣya refers to Indatthāna around which gathered the five hundred girls of high family of the town with oblations (bali) flowers and incense pots (dhūpakadacchuya) in their hands, praying Inda for their good luck (sobhagga)184. Polisapura is mentioned as another centre of Inda festival 185.
Linked texts (2)
- Āyāraṃga — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit