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Abhogarohini, Vahani or Vahni, Sumälini and Sulocană. So it seems that this list of yaksinis represents a lost tradition and we cannot say with confidence that the labels were incised at a later date. We might tentatively assign the Devghad temple no. 12 set to the age of original construction of the shrine in c. late eighth century A.D., or in about 800 A.D., and not to any age of later repairs of this temple.
Thus this is the earliest known set of the twenty-four yakşinis. The Tiloyapannatti gives us another list of the 24 yakşiņis and the list of another iDigambara text Pratişthásároddhāra also shows some variations. The age of the available text of the Tiloyapannatti, though assigned to c. sixth century in the introduction to its second part, is uncertain because at one place the text refers to Bulacandra Saiddhantika who does not seem to be earlier than c. tenth cent. A.D.
The accompanying comparative table shows names of the yaksiņis according to Devgadh Temple no. 12 (DT), Tiloyapannatti (TP), Pratişthásároddhāra (PS) and Hemacandra's Trișaștišala kāpuruşacarita (HT) (Svetāmbara). DT, TP and PS represent Digambara tradition.
Jina
DT
TP
HT
Cakreśvari
1. Rşabha 2. Ajita 3. Sambhava
Cakreśvari Rohiņi Prajnapti
Cakreśvari Ajity Duritari
Cakreśvari Rohini Prajñapti or Namrā Vajraśrnkhala or Duritari Khadgavara or Mohini
4. Abhinandana
Sarasvati
Kalika
Vajraś;khala Vajránkusi
5. Sumati
Mahakali
6. Padmaprabha 7. Supäráva 8. Candraprabha 9. Puşpadanta
Sulocană Mayūravāhi Sumălini Bahurūpi
Apraticakra Puruşadatta Manovega
Śyāmā Santa Bhrukuți Sutaraka
Kali
10. Sitala
Śriyādevi
Jvālāmālini
Asokā
11. Śreyāṁsa
Vahni-devi
Mahakali
Manavi
12. Vasupujya
Ābhogarohini (2)
Gauri
Canda
13. Vimala
Sulakşaņā
Gāndhāri
Viditā
Kāli or Manavi Jvälini MahakaliBhrukuți Mānavi or Cámunda Gauri or Gomedhaki Gandhari or Vidyunmālini Vairoti Vidyadevi AnantamatiKumbhini Mänasi Parabhịtā MahāmānasiKandarpā JayaGandharini Tārävati-Kāli AparajitaManjula
14. Ananta
Anantavirya
Vairotyä
Ankusa
15. Dharma
Surakṣitā
Anantamati
Kandarpa
16. Santi
Mānasi
Nirvāņi
Sriyadevi or Anantavirya Arakarabhi
17. Kunthu
Mahāmānasi
Bala
18. Ara 19. Malli
Tärādevi Bhimadevi
Jaya Vijaya
Dhārini Vairotva (Dharanapriya)
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