Indian Antiquary Vol 56

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[FEBRUARY, 1997
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5. Sumati: 3. 3. 246. The Yakşa is named Tumburu. His color is white, and his vdhana is a garuda. One right hand is in varada, and the other holds a spear. The left hands hold a mace and noose.
The Yaksini is Mahakali. She is gold-color, and has a lotus as a vdhana. One right band is in varada, and the second holds & noose. The left hands hold a citron and goad.
6. Padmaprabhu : 3. 4. 180. Kusuma is the name of the Yakşa. He is blue, and a deer is his vdhana. One right hand is in abhayada, and one holds a fruit. His left hands hold an ichneumon and rosary.
The Yakşiņi is named Acyutå (Abhidhana, 44, Syama). She is dark, and her vdhana is a man. One right hand is in varada, the second holds a noose. One left hand holds a bow, and the other is in abhayada.
7. Suparsva : 3. 5. 110. His Yakşa is named Matanga. His color is blue, and his vdhana is an elephant. One right hand holds a bilva (its fruit ?), and the other a noose.
His Yakşini is named Såntâ. She is gold-color and her vdhana is an elephant. One right hand is in varada, the other holds a rosary. One left hand holds a trident, the other is in abhayada.
8. Candraprabha: 3. 6. 108. Vijaya is the Yakşa's name. His color is green, and his vdhana is a hansa. He has only two arms. In the right hand he holds a discus, and in the left a hammer.
The Yakşiņi's name is Bhřkuţi. Her color is yellow, and her váhana is a hansa (mardla). In her right hands she holds a sword and a hammer. In her left hands she has a tablet and an axe.
9. Suvidhi: 3. 7. 138. The Yakşa's name is Ajita. His color is white, and he has a tortoise for a vdhana. His right hands hold a citron and a rosary. His left hande hold an ichneumon and a spear.
Sutârâ is the Yakşini. She is fair, with a bull as a váhana. One right hand is in varada, the second has a rosary. The left hands have a water-pot and goad.
10. Sitala: 3. 8. 111. His Yaksa is named Brahmâ. He is white, is three-eyed, has four faces, and is seated on a lotus. He has eight arms. Three right hands hold a citron, hammer and noose; the fourth is in abhayada. The left hands hold an ichneumon, mace, goad and rosary.
The Yakşini, Asoka, is bean-colour. Her váhana is a cloud. One right hand is in varada, the second has a noose. Her left hands hold a fruit and goad.
11. Sreyansa : 4. 1. 784. The Yaksa is Isvara (Abhidhâna. 42, Yakşet), with a bull for a vdhana. He is three-eyed, and his color is white. In his two right hands are a citron and mace. In his two left hands are an ichneumon and a rosary.
The Yakşiņi is Mânavî. She is fair, and has a lion as vdhana. One of her right hands is in varada, and the other holds a hammer. An axe and a goad are in her left hands.
12. Vasupujya : 4. 2. 286. The Yakşa's name is Kumâra. He is white, with a hansa. vdhana. A citron and arrow are held in his right hands; an ichneumon and bow in his left.
Candra, the Yakşini, is dark and her vdhana is a horse. One right hand is in varada, the other has a spear. A flower and a mace are held in her left hands.
13. Vimala : 4. 3. 178. The name of his Yaksa is Saņmukha. He is white, his vahana is a peacock, and he has twelve arms. His six right hands hold a fruit, discus, sword, noose, and rosary. Five of his left hands hold an ichneumon, discus, bow, tablet and goad; the sixth is in abhagada.
Viditâ, the Yakşiņi, is a yellowish-green color. She is seated on a lotus. She holds an Arrow and noose in her right hands; and a bow and a snake in her left.
14. Ananta : 4. 4. 200. Påtala, the Yakşa, is red. His vdhana is a dolphin (makara). He has three faces and six arms. In his right hands he holds a lotus, sword and noose. In the left ones he has an ichneumon, tablet and rosary.