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citrus and shield. The Digambara text makes her ride a peacock and hold as symbols vajra and a lotus.
We meet with the Yakşiņi of the same description as the wise of Tumbaru, the attendant of Sumati. The bullalo vehicle indicates strongly thc Vidyādevi's original relation with the wise of Yama, who characteristically moves on the back of the same animal.
kāli
The Digambara image of this Vidyādevi sbould ride a deer and should be surnished in its hands with the symbols of a staff and sword. There are two Svetāmhara forms to be marked. She is scated on a lotus and holds cither in two hands a club and varada or in four hands rosary, club, vajra and Abhara.4
She has similarity in name and certain synbols with the Śvetāmbara Yaksini of Abhinandana. The Digambara goddess, though having denominational similarity with the Yakșini of Supārsvanātha of the same sect seems to have been modelled after the type of the wife of Vāyu. This is strongly suggested by the common characteristic symbol of a deer as vehicle.
Mahākāli
Thc Svetāmbaras have iwo descriptions for the goddess. According to one', she rides on a man and holds a rosary, fruit, bell and Varada mudrā. According to another, she equally rides
1. पुरुषदत्तां कनकावदातां महिषीवाहनां चतुर्भुजां वरदासियुक्तदक्षिणकरां मातुलिङ्गखेटकयुतवामहस्ताम् ।
Nirrānakalikā. ५. कोकाश्रितां वज्रसरोजहस्तां यजे सितां पुरुषदत्तिके त्वाम् ।
Pratisthāsāroddluira. 3. T araf Hot airfor TÚTHT ETETT HATHEFI I Ibid. 4. विकचकमलवाहना गदाभृतकुलशमलकुरुतात् सदैव काली।
Acāradinakara. CF Nirrāņakalikā for the description of the same 5. नरवाहना शशधरोपलोज्ज्वला रुचिराक्षसूत्रफलविस्फुरत्करा शुभघण्टिका afaa zoetefeuit... HETAreiti
Acaradinakara.
