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J aina Iconography
Rohini, the Vidyādevi
The description of this goddess, as in other cases, varies, with the two sects. With the Svetāmbara, she rides a cow and holds in her hands a conch, rosary, bow and arrow. With the other sect, she appears bearing the attributes of an urn, conch, lotus and fruit.2
We shall gradually sce that most of the names of the Vidyādevīs are in common with those of Yakşiņis, specially of the Digambara scct. In this case, Rohiņī is also the name of the consort of Mahāyaksa, who attends upon Ajitanātha. From the text of the Svetāmbaras, it appears that she specially presides over the art of music. The Digambaras believe that by her worship, the devotee attains right insight.
Prajiapli
In her Svetāmbara aspect, she rides on a peacock and holds a lotus and a Sakti.? According to one text of the same school, she holds varada, Sakti, citrus and Sakti again.4 The Digambara image should be represented as bearing a sword and a disc..
Prajňapti is identical in name with the Digambara Yakșiņi of Sambhavanātha. Thus, we find she has borrowed the
1. शङ्खाक्षमाला शरचापशालिचतुप्करा कुन्दतुषारगौरा। गोगामिनी गीतचरप्रभावा श्रीरोहिणी सिद्धिमिमां ददातु ।।
Ācāradinakara. __Cr. Nirrimakalika (MS Agra Library). 2. विशोध्य यः स्वेष्टगुणैः सरागां दृष्टि विरागश्च परां प्रचक्रे । तं कुम्भशङ्खाब्जफलाम्बुजस्था श्रिताय॑से रोहिणी रुक्मरुक् त्वम् ॥
Pratisthāsārodelhūra (Rāmaghāța MS). १. शक्तिसरोजहस्ता मयूरकृतयानलीलया कलिता। प्रज्ञप्तिविज्ञप्ति शृणोतु नः कमलपत्राभा ॥
Ācāradinakara (Rāmaghāța MS). 4. प्रज्ञप्ति श्वेतवर्णां मयूरवाहनां चतुर्भुजां वरदशक्तियुक्तदक्षिणकरां मातुलिङ्गशक्तियुक्तवामहस्ताम् ।
Nirvanakalikā 5. दृग्ज्ञानचारित्रतपस्सु सूरिपुरस्सरेष्वप्यकृतादरो यः । तद्भक्तिकां त्वाश्यगतिनिलीनां प्रज्ञप्तिकेऽर्चामि सचक्रखङ्गाम् ।।
Pralisthāsāroddhāra.
