Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5144
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5144
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YAKṢEŚVARA. An incarnation of Śiva. The devas were puffed with pride when they secured Amṛta by churning the ocean of milk. In order to allay their pride, Śiva took birth as Yakṣeśvara.