(Hēramba-Ganapati) 173;—of Gangādhara, 132;—of Hayagriva, 55;—of Lakshmī, 189;—of Pārvatī, 190;—of Pāsupatamūrti, 148;—of rishi-images, 254;—of Sarasvatī, 185;—of Skanda, 177;—of Sukra, 239;—of Agni and Yama, 243.
Rudra or Rudramūrti, general form of Siva images, 76, 77, 114, 155, 218n, 223n, 236n.
rudrāksha-beads, 259.
Rudrayāmala-Tantra, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi, 155n.
Rukminī, consort of Krishna, 43.
S
Sabaras, an aboriginal tribe, 223.
Sabda-Brahmā, the loges, 187.
Sabhā-mandapa, pavilion in Siva temples, 74, 82.
Sabhāpati, epithet of Natarāja, 74, 77, 79, 82n.
Sachl, consort of Indra, 241.
sacrifices of animals, connected with tem- ples of village deities, 226, 227.
Sadasiva, form of Siva, 76/2.
Sagara, mythical king of the Solar race, 129.
Sahasraksha (the thousand-eyed), epithet of Indra, 241.
Sahasra-linga, form of Siva-linga, 74.
Sailapatrl, form of Durga, 202,
Saiva, sect, 3, 62, 89, no, 155, 159/2, 161, 162, 165, 178, 183, 206, 254, 2~59, 262 :
saints, 74, 262 : Puranas 73 ; Dvarapalas, 254.
Saivagama, work quoted in the Tattvanidhi,
202.
Saivism, 73.
Saivite, 183, 185, 190, 206, 21 1, 218, 223. Sakta, creed, 120, 176, 184, 226. Sakti (power), consort of Kama, 62. Sakti, primeval energy deified, 70, 110/2,
120, 184, 185, 189, 190, 206, 212, 220,
227/2, 239. sakti, weapon, in the hand of Chandika, 197;
of Mars 239; -of Skanda, 177, 178. Sakti-Ganapati, form ofGanapati, 176. Sakya, race, 73.
Saligrama stones, 70, 71, 72. Saluvankuppam, village in the Chingleput
district, 107. sama-bhanga, medium bend of body in
images, 103, 129, 162, 168, 266. Saman or Sama-Veda, 220. Samanya-Lakshmi, form of Lakshmi, 187. samapada or samapadasthanaka, standing
posture in images, 114, 159, 266. Samayapuram, village in the Trichinopoly
district, 178. Sambhu, 3. a. Siva, 107. Samhara-Bhairava, form of Bhairava, 151. Samhara-tandava, variety of Nataraja's
dance, 84.
Sanaischara, s.a. Sani, 239.
Sanaka, sage, 107.
Sanandana, do., 107.
Sandhya-tandava, variety of Nataraja's
dance, 84. Sandhyavandana, the daily prayer of the
Brahmanas, 55.
Sani (Saturn), planet, son of Surya, 239. sanjali-mudra, the worshipping posture of
hands, 259.
Sankara, s.a Siva, 125, Sankara or Sankaracharya, teachtr of the
Advaita school of philosophy, 155, 162,
259. Sankaram, village in the Vizagapatain
district, 2.
Sankaranarayana, s.a. Harihara, 125. Sankaranayanarkoyil, village in the Tinne-
velly district, 125. Sankarshana, form of standing Vishnu, 52/2,
55- sankha (conch q.v.), symbol of Vishnu, 26,
38/2, 55, 211.
Sankhadhara, serpent-chief, 251. Sankhanidhi (treasure), attendant of
Kubera 248.
Sankhya, system of philosophy, 254. sannyasin, an ascetic, 259. Santana-Ganapati, form ofGanapati, 176/2. Santana-Gopala, form of Krishna, 37, 38/2. Santi'(peace), one of the Sakti goddesses
of Vishnu, 189. Saptamatrikas, group of goddesses, 190,
194, 196, 229. Sarabha or Sarabhamurti, form of Siva,
147, 148. Sarada, form of SarasvatI, the presiding
deity of the 64 sciences, 187. Saradatilaka, work quoted in the Tattva- nidhi, 173/2. Sarasvati, goddess of Learning or Speech,
consort of Brahma, II, 82/2, 184, 185,
187 : - one of the Sakti goddesses of
Vishnu, 189 : presiding deity of evening
prayers, 220.
sara-vana, forest of sara-giass, 177. Saravanan, Tamil name for Saravanod-
bhava, 218/2. Saravanan koyil, the correct form of Sra-
manan-koyil at Anamalai, 218/2 Saravanodbhava, epithet of Skanda, 81/2. Sarayu, river, 35. SarvabhutadamanI, the Sakti (goddess) of
Sarvabhutadamana (Siva), 190/2 sarvamohini, attribute of Kama's arrow, 62. Sau, s.a. Uma, 155, sati (suttee), worship of, 229, 230 Satrughna., brother of Rama, 37. Satravidhvamsini, goddess (represented
naked), 213.
Sattan, demon, attendant of Aiyanar, 230. sattva orsattvio form, of Vlrabhadra, 159 ;
of Kshetrapala, 159. Saturday, auspicious for touching the
pi pal-tree, 216/2.
