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with snakes and his standard is a palm with three heads. His palm-sign indicates his love of winc 193 The worship of the lukunda and the Vasudeva were prevalent during the life-time of Mahavira near Savatthi and Alabhiyā. The images of Baladeva were equipped with a ploughishare (nangala) 193
(5) SIVAALAH4 104 Siza or Vlahe scara was the lord of Bhūtas, burner of Rama and the father of Skanda in Indian mythology His chief deeds were to dink the world-destroying poison, destroy Daksa's sacrifice and receive the falling Ganges in his mattered hair A festival in his honour as mountamgod is held in the spring-month vai sākha Sna is also called I'mipat." According to a Jain legend, Siva or Mahe svara was the son of Sujetthā, the daughter of Cetaka by mendicant Pedhāla 196
Like the worship of Khanda and sukurdn the worship of Sro alonas in vogue during the life-time of Mahavira.197 The worship of Dhondria savā also came into being from this time.198 An image of Sua is referird to which was worshipped with leaves, flowers and guggulu bdellium, and was given a bath with the ichor of an elephant Igallodaya).
(6) VESAMANAMAHA Vaistarana or kubera is the guardian of the north and the lord of all treasure in Indian mythology His floating palace is carried by Guthrakas
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Hopkins, op. cat, P 212 Ala Nur 481 Certain your lingus hac lcun lound in the Indus salley winch-LO, Ulu il ullt .2a very p lai in those dans l'arylukkim lus pauri on Jon-Arvi Luara. Indo-Aryan" has shown that both the words langula (plough) and '952 (
WIN) are of Austiu-Asiatic origin ou tien origin and in then etymology thic mcan one and the saruc ilung The linga worship was ui an Aryan origin is clearl shrinn the opprobrius terms applied to the plallic vor slappers in Rigieda (Ire-1.10 in Indian Culture Atul K Sur the Calcutta Restau, Noy -Dec 1932 p 141 f) ali Rose, Tribes und castes of Punjab and Y W' Pruzince Vol I pp 260 11 Hopkins, op cit, pp 219-226 It is said that once the nun Sujetthā was practising penance when Pelbāla approached her and creating mist (dhūmikā) before her er es cohabited with her In cours i tim Sujettha bore Satvaki, who became versed in magical spells (113) The magical coll Mahārohini made a hole in his forehead and entered his body Latei on this hole as transformed into a third eye After some time Satyaki killed his father because he had raped the royal virgin Sujetthả Then Satyaki became an overlord of mag al spells (viācahha atti) and was called Malesara by Indra Mahesara did not like Brāhmenas and so he violated the chasuty of hundreds of Brāhmana girls Hc commutted adulte with all other queens of Paljoa excepting Sizā Now Mahesara began to l. with Umā, a beautiful courtesan of Uueni. Once when he was sporting with her for "d killed by Pajjoya's servants When Yandīsara, a friend of Mahesard can of this, he got very angry, and seized with that 27jās, in order 10 kill the citizens he he ded the sky with a slab of stone. Pajoya asked his pardon and nice then thr phals of Suă was placed in each and every city for worship (Ā cü II, p. 175 f). Hopkins op cit, p 226 dia ir 309 ja (u p 312, Brh Bhä J 3928 Bth. Bhā. Pi, 804.
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