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VajraprastarinI, 21211 ; -- of Ugra-Tara, DhumravatI, and Pratyangira, 213 : - (of Brahma), symbol, in the hand of Siva, 97, 100 ; of Pidari, 2247;. See kapala.

slashing at the breast with swords, cere- mony observed in temples of village deities, 226.

Smarta, pertaining to. the Smritis, 241.

smoke, banner of Agni, 243.

Somalamma, village deity, 224.

Somaskanda, form of Siva, 74, 76, rc7, HO, 147.

South Arcot, district, Gazetteer, quoted, 230 : Jaina temples in, 262.

South Canara, district, 234: Jaina tem- ples in, 262.

South-Indian Bronzes (Gangoly), quoted, 26611.

South-Indian Inscriptions (.9.7.7.), quoted, low, 79/2, 82;;, go/*, H3, 147/2, i73, i99, 2i6, 224, 229, 262/2.

sow, vehicle of Varahi, 194;;.

spear, fixed in ground to represent a village goddess, 223 : weapon, in the hand of Chamunda, 194 ; of Sudar- sana, 66 : symbol of Ivdruppannasami, 230 : thrust into the body in observance of a vow, 227.

spoon, symbol, in the hand of Annapurna, 218 ; of Tulaja-BhavanI, 220.

Sramana, a Jaina or a Buddhist, 2j8.

Sramanan-koyil, rock-cut shrine at Ana- malai, 2i8.

Srauta, pertaining to the Srutis, 241.

Sravana-Belgola, village in the Mysore State, 265.

Sri, goddess of Wealth, consort of Vishnu, 17, 22, 22*, 184, 187, 189.

Sribali, sacrificial food offered in temples to appease minor deities, 3, 100, 161.

Sri-chakra, mystic diagram connected with the worship of the goddess Lalita, 222.

srik, the sacrificial ladle, symbol of Agni, 243 ; of Brahma, 10, 107.

srlkamya, form of pedestal, 266.

Srikantha, s.a. Nilakantha, 76/2, 137, 140/2.

srikara, form of pedestal, 266.

srlkoyil, Tamil name (in inscriptions) for

orthodox temples as distinguished from

shrines of village deities, 226. Srlmushnam, village in the South Arcot

district, 24, 199, 202. Sri-Narayana, variety of Saligrama, 70. Sringeri-matha (in Mysore State), pontifical

seat of Sankaracharya, 187. Srlnivasa, s.a. Venkatesa, 62.

sriphala (6el-frmt), symbol, in the hand of Maha-Lakshml, 189 ; of Durga, 199.

Sri-Rajaraja, title of Rajaraja I., 8S.

Srlrangam, island, 50.

Srisailam Hill, in the Kurnool district, i6i.

Srisukta, Vedic prayer devoted to Sri, 189.

SrI-Vaishhava, sect of Brahmanas, 62, 66, 71, 168, 259, 262.

Srivatsa, auspicious mark on the breast of Vishnu, 17, 125 ; -- of Jaina images, 265. Srividyadevi, goddess, 212. sruva, the sacrificial spoon, symbol of

Agni, 243 ; - of Brahma, 10, 107. staff, symbol, in the hand of Ardhanari (at Tiruchchengodu), 120 ; of Bhriagi, i65 ; of Chamunda, 194 ; O f rishi- images, 254 ; -- of Skanda, 177 ; o f Sukra, 239 ; of the son of lyeshtha, 216 ; of Vagisvarl, 185 ; of Vamana, 32 ; of Varahi, 194*; of Yama, 2 43 5 f Madhvacharya, 259 ; of _Sankaracharya, 259 ; of Surapriya, 212. stupa, a Buddhist relic monument, 2:1, 74. stupi, crest, ii. ' Subba or Subbaraya, s.a. Subrahmanya

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Subhadra, name of a Uvarapala image, 251. Subhadra, sister of Krishna, 37. Subrahmanya, epithet of Skanda, 177, 178

218/2. Subrahmanyasvamin, (rock-cut) temple, at

Tirupparangunram, 216. suchi, pose of fingers, 129, i37/, 216, 267. Suclarsana, the disc of Vishnu, personi- fied, 66, 70.

Sucldha- Varahi, form of Varahi, 194;;. sudha, part of a chariot, 141. SuclhamalinI, epithet of Varuni, 220. Sudra, caste, 199, 226, 229, 239, 241. Sudraka, king, author of Mrichchhakatika,

178.

sugar-cane, bow of Kama, 62 ; of Lalita, Tripurasundarl and Rajarajesvari, 220 ; of Maha-Ganapati, 173 ; of Vajra- prastarinI, 212/2. Sukhasana, form of Siva, 76/1, no :

posture in sitting, 107, 147, 266. Sukra (Venus), planet, 239. Sukranitisara, Sanskrit work, quoted, i

168*.

SulinI, goddess, 213, 227. Sumbha, demon, enemy of Maha-Sarasvati,

206/2 ; - - of Lalita, 222. Sun (Surya, y.v.), chief of planets, 10/2, 1 1/2, 32, 73, 82/2, 235, 236, 239, 241, 251 : represented by a circular disc, 113: used as wheel to his chariot by Tripuran- taka, 140 : father of Saturn, 239 : one of the three tyes of Siva, 76. Sundaramurti, Saiva saint, 259/2, 262/7. Sundarar, s.a. Sundaramurti, 259. Sura (wine), goddess, 212 Surapriya, goddess, 212. Suriyanarkoyil, village in the Tanjore dis- trict, 235.

Surya, the Sun-god, 10/2, 70, 236. Surya-yantra, mystic diagram connected

with the worship of Surya, 236, Suvarchasa, consort of Surya, 236. Suyasa, wife of Nandi, 162/2. Svadha, consort of Agni, 243. Svaha, do. t 243.

Svapna-Varahi, form of Varahi, 194/2. Svarna, consort of Surya, 236.