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according to them, as riding on a swan and holding a snake, Vajra, deer and Varada Mudrā.
In this casc, like more cases, the Yakşini Dhāraṇi bears the Yaksa symbol of a citrus together with other symbols, which explain her mixed origin. The name Tārā renders her connection with the Brāhmaṇic Tārā almost obvious. The snake symbol in her hand is primarily common to the deity of either sccts.
Vairoļi or Aparājitā
The Yaksini, in her Svetambara appearance, is to be represenied as seated on a lotus, and carrying in her hands l'arada, rosary, citrus, and Sakti. Aparajitā, the Digambara counterpart, is represented by their texts as a goddess riding a lion and bearing hands, equipped with a citrus, sword, shield and l'ara-mudrā.3
The citrus symbol, in both the forms, makes the goddess typically a Yakșiņi. The name Vairoți occurs in connection with the Vidyādevis and as a presiding deity over learning, she
For comparison, see धारणीदेवीं कृष्णवर्णां चतुर्भुजां पद्मासनां मातुलिङ्गोत्पलान्वितदक्षिणभुजां पाशाक्षसूत्रान्वितवामकरां ॥
Nirrānu-kulikā (MSS.. Agra, Jnana mandir). 1. देवी तारावती नाम्ना हेमवर्णा चतुर्भुजा। सर्पवज्र मृगं धत्ते वरदा हंसवाहना ।
Pratisthastirasangraha (MSS., Arrah Collection). cr. स्वर्णाभां हंसगां सर्पमृगवज्र'..
Mandira pralişthā ridhāna (MSS.. Ibid). 2. तत्तीर्थभुश्च वैरोटी कृष्णाङ्गी कमलासना ।
भान्ती दोर्ध्या दक्षिणाभ्यां वरदेनाक्षसूत्रिणा। मातुलिङ्गशक्तिभृद्भ्यां वामदोर्त्यां
Hermacandra. Compare
वैरोटी देवीं कृष्णवर्णां पद्मासनां चतुर्भुजाम् । वरदाक्षसूत्रयुक्तदक्षिणकरां मातुलिङ्गशक्तियुक्तवामहस्ताम् ।।
Nirvīna-kulikā (MSS., Jilānamandir, Agra). 3. अष्टापदं समारूढा देवीनाम्नापराजिता । फलासिखेटहस्तासौ हरिद्वर्णा चतुर्भुजा ॥
Pratisthāsamgraha. (MSS., Jainabhavana, Arrah) An image of the Yakşini is in the Pataini Temple vide ante.
