[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.1348 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1348 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1348 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1348) JARĀ. A harpy (Rākṣasi). Though she was a harpy she loved human beings. It is believed that if the picture of Jarā and her children is placed in the house and venerated, there will be no haunting of any other kinds of demons. - [Previous: c7.1347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1347) - [Next: c7.1349](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1349) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1348](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1348) · Pramāṇa