Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1289
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1289
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v2.c8.s4.1289
9. Vesamaṇa A Logapāla of Sakka(3). His divine car is Vaggu(2).¹ In his service there are different classes of gods like Vesamaṇakāīya, Vesamaṇadevakāīya, Suvaṇṇakumāra, Divakumāra, Disākumāra, Vāṇavamtara etc. and different gods like Puṇṇabhadda(5), Māṇibhadda(1), Sālibhadda(4), Sumabhadda(5), Cakka etc.² He has four principal wives : Rohiṇī(5), Mayaṇā(2), Cittā(2) and Somā(6).³ Vesamaṇa is the guardian deity of Northern quarters.⁴