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have their origin in Atharvaveda. Pākasāsani is the same as Indrajala causing illusions, Mohanakarā causes fascination or infatuation, Garbhakarā brings about conception, Durbhagākarā makes even a goodlooking person ugly and Subhagākarā even an ugly person goodluoking. Vaitālī attacks with a staff and Ardhavaitāli counteracts the former. Avaswāpins causes deep sleep, Tālodghātani opens locks, Svapāki is a Vidyā of Candālas otherwise known as Mātangix, Sambarī, Drāvidi and Kalingi are so called because they are connected with the respective countries of Sambaras, Dravidas and Kalingas or are composed in their respective languages. Gauri and Gandhari are amongst the sixteen Jain Mahā. vidyās. Avapatanī causes one to fall down and Utpatani to rise up. The latter is the same as the flying-lore. Jşmbhaņi terrifies the opponent, Stambhini paralyses them. Sleśaņi means either one which sets a thing on fire or joins things together, Amayakaraṇī causes or spreads disease, Visalyakaraṇi removes foreign substances like arrowheads etc. from the body and heals it up. Prakrāmaņi causes swift forward movement. Antardhānī causes persons and things to disappear. Ayamaņi means that which lengthens out or stretches forth; if it stands for Achamani it means one which swallows up. *
VASUDEVAHINDI-VIDYĀS Of these Avaswãpini, Tālodghățani, Gauri, Gandhāri Jțmbhani
aki-Matangi and Tiraşkaraņi-Antardhāni are also found amongst Vidyas described in Vasudevahiņdi. The first two and the fifth are mentioned at page, 7, eighth at page 84, sixth at pp. 317-319 and the remaining at p. 164 of Vasudevahiņdi, For names
x Gauri and Gandhari are described as Mātanga-Vidyās in Nis'itha Bhāşya Udd, XVI v. 63 and Bphat-Kalpa Udd. I, v. 2508. See also Paris'iştha Parva II, where two Vidyadharas marry Cåndālakanyas to acquire accomplishment in a particular Vidya. * We would note here other references to Vidyā and Mantra occurring in Sūtrakřtānga or in its Niryukti. Mantra: Sūtrākstänga, Adh. VIII v. 4, p. 168; Vidya-Mantra: Nir. yukti v. 98, p. 169; Mantra: Sūtrakstānga, Adh. 14 v. 20, p. 248.
