INDEX
Kshetrapala, form of Siva, 159, 161, 262^ : epithet of Vatuka-Bhairava, if>iu.
Kubera, god of wealth and regent of the north, 38, 248.
Kuduraivattam-udaiyal, village deity, mentioned in Chola inscriptions, 226.
Kuja (Mars), planet, 239.
Kukkanur, village in the Nizam's Domi- nions, 218.
kukkuta (cock q.v.}, symbol, in the hand of Skanda, 177, 178, 267.
Kuiika, serpent-chief, 251.
Kulumayamma, s.a. Kolumamma, 224.
Kumara, s.a. Skanda, 74, 8211, 177, 178, 194.
Kumarasambhava, Sanskrit poem, 177.
Kumbakonam, village in the Tanjore district, n, 32, 35^, 55, 70, 120,227,
262fl.
kunchita, position of the leg in standing
images, loo, 190, 251. kundika or kamanclalu (water-pot y.v.),
symbol of a sannyasin, 259. Kundodara, demon, 100. kunkumam, red turmeric powder, 220, 222. Kunnakudi, village in the Madura district,
178.
kurpara, elbow, 114, 162;;, 267. Kurukshetra, battle-field of the Maha-
bharata war, 227. Kurukulla, goddess, 220. Kusadvipa, island, 241. Kushmanda-Durga, form of Durga, 202. kusti, sacred thread worn round the aist
by Parsees, 236;*. kuthara, weapon, in the hand of Aghora-
murli, 148. Kuttisattan, demon, attendant of Aiyanar,
230.
Laghusyamala, goddess, 220. Lakshmana, brother of Kama, 35, 37, 64,
66. Lakshml, s.a. Sri, 17, 22, 50, 52, 107,
184, 187, 189, 202, 216. Lakshmi-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 173. Lakshml-Narasimha, form of Narasimha,
26. Lakshmi-Narayana, form of seated Vishnu,
52-
Lalita, goddess, 220, 222. Lalitopakhyana, work quoted in the
Tattvanidhi,- 151, 194*, 216/1. lamba-patra, ornament, on the left ear of
Siva, 76. lambita, position of the leg in standing
images, 190. lamp, symbol, in the hand of Trikantaki-
devl, 213
Lanka (Ceylon ^.z/.), island, 64/1', 66, 223/1. Lepakshi, village in the Anantapur district,
1 68. lila-murti, a sportive form (of Siva), 89.
LTlasuka, Sanskrit poet, 41.
lily (blue), flower, one of the fivearrowsof Kama, 62 : symbol, in the hand of Parvati, no, 190.
lime-fruit, symbol, in the hand of Dhum- rorna, 243.
linga, s.a. Siva-linga, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 93. 97, 107, 137, 141, 143, 147, 159, 165 : worn on the head by Maha- Lakshml, 189 : held in the hand by Bhutamata, 216.
Linga- Pu-rana, 93.
Lingapuranadeva, s.a. Lingodbhava, 93.
linga-worship, 73.
Lingayata, sect of Saivas, 161, 165, 268.
Lingodbhava, form of Siva, 24, 74, 76^, . 93, 97-
lion, vehicle of Budha, 239 ; of Bhuta- mata, 216; of Chamunda, 197, 206 ; of Charidesa in the Dvapara-yuga, l6i; of Chandi, 206; of Heramba- Ganapati, 173, 176 ; of Mahishasura- mardinl, 206, 211 ; of Pratyangira, 213; of Rahu, 239; of Skandamata, 202 ; of Sulini, 213 ; of Vindhya- vasinl, 220 : banner of Surya,236 : pedestal (s mhasana y.v.) 47^, 1 10, 259;;.
Little Conjeeveram, suburb of Conjee- veram, 43.
Lokamahadevi or Lokamahadeviyar, queen of Rajaraja I., 100, 262.
Lokapaia, form of Brahma, n.
lotus, the navel of Vishnu, 50^, 52 : one of the five arrows of Kama, 62 : symbol, 35 ; in the hand of Brahma, II ; - of Garuda, 64^; of Indra, 241 ;
of Jyeshtha, 216 ; -- of Kama, 62 ; of Maha-Ganapati, 173; of Moon, 239;
of Sudarsana, 66 ; of Sun, 236; of Varuna, 243; of Vishnu, 17, 52 : symbol of beauty in the hand of goddess- es, I7, 143, 173, 185, 187, ibg, 194, 202, 2 1 8, 220, 267 : seat or pedestal, ", 3. 55> 76, 79, ^9", 107, 129, I73w,
187, 189, 190, 194, 199, 212, 220, 236,
2 39, 2 43- See padr/ia.
M
mace, weapon, in the hand of Govinda-
Bhairava, 151 ; of Nairrita, 243. Madana-Gopala, form of Krishna, 43. Madhava, s.a. Krishna, 41. AJadhu, demon, 52, 197;;. Madhukara, attendant of Surapriya, 212. Madhva, sect of Brahmanas, 71. Madhvacharya, teacher of the Dvaita
school of philosophy, 259. Madras Museum, 38. Madura, country, 229, 230 : Sundaresvara
temple at, 140;?, 262 : town, 173 :
Vlrabhadra temple at, 159. Madurai-Vlran, attendant of Aiyanar, 212*,
230, 234- Magadha, country, 239.
