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Appendix-IV Table-II - YAKŞA-YAKȘI ICONOGRAPHY
(B) 24 Yakṣis
No.
Yakşi
Váhana
Ayudha (Attributes)
No. of Arms
1.
Cakreśvari or Apraticakrā
(i) Garuda (Eagle)-S
8 or 12 (1) varada-mudrā, arrow, disc, noose (R),
bow, thunderbolt, disc, goad (L) (ii) discs in eight hands and thunderbolt
in two hands, fruit and abhaya-mudra
in the remaining two hands. 4 or 12 (i) dises in two and fruit and varada
mudra in the remaining two hands. discs in eight hands and thunderbolt in two and fruit and varada (or abhaya) mudră in the remaining two hands.
(ii) Eagle-D
varada-mudrā, noose, goad, fruit
2. (i) Ajitā or
Ajitabalā-s (ii) Rohiņi-D
Iron Seat (Lohāsana) or Cow Lohasana
3.
(i) Duritäri-S
4
Ram or Peacock or Buffalo Bird (unspecified)
(ii) Prajñapti-D
6
varada-mudra, abhaya-mudra, conch, disc. varada-mudrā, rosary, fruit (or snake), abhaya-mudra crescent (ardhendu), axe, fruit varadamudrā, sword, Idhi (or Pindi-lump or rice?) varada-mudrā, noose, snake, goad varada-mudră, noose (made of snake), rosary, fruit. varada-mudrā, noose (or noose made of snake), fruit, goad. varada-mudrā, disc, thunderbolt, fruit
4. (i) Kālikā or Kāli-S
(ii) Vajraśrnkhalā-D
Lotus Swan
5. (i) Mahäkāli-s
Lotus
(ii) Puruşadattā or Elephant
Naradatta-D 6. (i) Acyutā or
Man (Nara) Syamā or Mānasi-S
varada-mudra, lute(or noose or arrow), bow (or fruit), abhaya-mudra (or goad).
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