Book Title: Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains
Author(s): R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd

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________________ OTHER JAIN DIVINITIES 184 KSHETRAPALA NAIGAMESHA GANESA SRT OR LAKSHMI SANTIDEVI Six or twenty Hands Four Four Two, four, six, nine, eighteen or one hundred and eight Lotus Attributes in hands Six-handed-club, noose, drum, bow, goad and Godika (?) Parašu, varada, modaka, abhaya, etc. S.-Flower, lotus D.-lotus Dog Mouse Vehicle Elephant Lotus Misc. - Head of ram, antelope or goat; captain of Indra's foot forces, at whose command, transferred embryo of Mahavira from the body of Brāhmani Devananda to the womb of Kshatriyani Trisala. Connected with procreation Surrounded by Ananda and other Bhairavas. Leads sixty-four Yoginis. Relation with Vatukabhairava mentioned in Jain texts S–Svetambara D--Digambara

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