A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.23

v1.c26.s2.23

Gaurī, mentioned in a mantra of the Hṛdaya that accompanies the preparation of the antidote called candrodaya (U.35.29cd–30), is regarded as the Yellow Tārā by P. Cordier.¹⁴⁸ This interpretation cannot unreservedly be accepted, on account of the presence in the same mantra of Vaiḍūryamātar, Gāndhārī,¹⁴⁹ Cāṇḍālī, Mātaṅgī, and Harimāyī, names which may be partly Buddhist, partly Hinduist.¹⁵⁰ The rituals connected with the preparation of the candrodaya agada are of a syncretistic nature; a mantra, preceding the one discussed, is addressed to Puruṣasiṃha (= Narasiṃha) and Nārāyaṇa; an additional ardhaśloka declares that Indra conquered Vṛtra thanks to the virtues of this drug.