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CONTENTS
LiosftI llustrations 1x
Acknowledgments x1
I.T HEP RIMORDISACLE NE 3
1.R audBrraa hman 3
2.T heL orodfA nimals 6
3.T heL orodfY oga 10
4.R udrtah,Fe i re 15
5.T heA venger 19
IIT.H EA RCHER 27
1.T heA rchKerrs anu 27
2.Sa rvtah,Ae r cher 32
3.R udrtah,He e aler 36
4.T heH untoeftr h Aen telaonptdeh Heo unodfH eaven 40
a.Th e Hunter of the Antelope 40
b. The Hound of Heaven 43
IIIV.A STOSPATTHIEL, O RDO FT HED WELLING 51
1.T heR emainadtte hrSe i otfet hLea koefS perm 52
2.T heR esiadttu heSe i otfet hSea crifice 54
a.Th e First Gift 54
b.Ab asement and Recognition of Rudra 58
3.R esidaenndRc ees idue 65
4.T heP oteonftc hyRe e sidue 66
5.T heA rchitMeyctothfV' ass tupa 68
IVM.A NIFESTATAINODNRS E ALIZATIOOFNR SU DRA 71
1. SatarudtrhiHeyu an:d rFeodr masn tdh Heo sotfR udras 71
2.T heG odo fD arkness 79
3.E ncounwtietRrhus d ra 84
a.Th r Drink with Kesin, the Ascetic 84
b.Ru dra Enters Asvatthiiman, the Warrior 85
c.Th e Tranfiguration of a Vriitya 88
i.Th e Bow of Rudra 91
VI • CONTENTS
iiT.h Der iivnett hoCe o smos 93
iiTih.Te r anscMeonnduimnoegfEn kta vriitya 95
V.T 1.H EB IRTOHF R UDRA 98
TheB irftrho Pmr ajapati 98
b.
a.T hAen ciNeanmte s 98
104
ThGeo ldBeonwa ln tdh Wer aotfPh r ajiipati 100
c.T hMee mooryft hIen iEtviiall
d.T hIen vestitthuCero es mowsit h 108
2.T heB irftrho Bmr ahma I I I
b. I1 4
a.P reparaRtuidornBasi'/rsot rh I I I
Rudlrsas uetshfHere oaomdBf r ahma
I 1
VI.T HER EFUSATLO P ROCREAATNED T HEE NCOUNTERS
WITHD EATH 7
1.S thati:ihuPe,i llar 117
2.T heC reatoifDo ena atnhtd h Cey cloefTs i me 122
1
3.R udrPal unignqtt ohW ea tearnsdC astrHaitmesse lf 127
1
4.T heM eetiwnigtKsha vUysaa nas 33
b. 1
a.U sanISas u ktrhaSe,e eadnP dl anet 33
142
ThOer iogfitn hK en owloefRd egvei vtihDneeg a d 39
145
c.K iivUysaa naanstd h Fea lTlietna ns
5.T heS walloowfti hnWego rlPdo ison
VIIL.I NGA
1.T heF alloiftn hgLe i nignat h Dee odFaorr est
2.T ransfiguorfta htLeii onngT ah:eP ilolfFa lra mes
3.T heE stabliosfth hmLeei nntog naE arth
4.T heM eanionftg h Lei nga
5.T heL inagnatd hFea coefS iva
6.L i.gaii,M antTriam,ae n,dE ternity 1
VI1I. TIH.E A NDROGYNGEO D 197
1
Prolegotmote hnCear eatoifto hne GGroedadte ss 97
2.T heD iviGdoedd 99
220
3.T heG enealoofDg eys ire 207
4.T heB irotfSh a t1
241
5.C reatoifWo onm anS,e xa,n dS ensFuuallfi llment 227
6.Y onain Ldi nga
IX1.B. HAIRVAA
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CONTENTS v11
2.T heS everHeeda dT:h eC ausoefI tFsa ll 259
3.T imeD,e atahn,dT imelessKnaelasans d:M ahakala 265
4. 278
SivaD'asn cfeo l,lr� Mia nkai:iaka
281
5.T heB reakthrforuogTmhi meto E ternity
287
6.T heW anderionfBg hsa iraasvt ahS eu premBeeg gar
X.T HEF AMILOYF S IVA 301
A.T heL ineaogfDe a k�tah,eP rogenitor 301
1.L ifaen dD eatohfS ati" 301
The Spring of Love
a. 301
Sati's Frailty
b. 31 o
Renewed Humiliation of Siva
c. 315
The Agony of Siva and Yak.$a Piiriciilika
d. 319
2.T heS acrioffDi acke� a 322
Destruction of the Sacrifice
a. of 322
The Lord Animals and the Piisupata Vow
b. 330
The City Called Bhogya
c. 333
The Antelope
d. 336
B.T heL ineaogfPe a rvatthaMe,o untain 340
1.L orMdo untaainndH isD aughters 340
2.S ivaan dP arvati 349
The Goddess Night
a. 349
The Burning of Kiima
b. 351
Seduction of Siva and His Marriage
c. 353
The Sons of Piirvati and of Siva
d. 363
Gat1,esa; the Sapling of the Tree; Viraka
i. Asoka 363
iiB.irt h of Kiirttik;rya 365
The Blind Demon King
iii. 374
XI.T HED EMONS 384
1.D emonosfS ex 384
a.A {ii 384
Piirvati's Bai/game 387
b.
Jalandhara
c. 388
2.S ivaD'esm on 394
3.C osmDiecm ons 399
The Domicile in the Nether World
a. 399
The Destruction of the Triple City of the Demons
b. 405
The Bull, Vi,l't1,u, and Siva
i. 408
The Chil.d on Piirvati's Lap
ii. 410
Tripura in the Microcosm
iii. 411
CONTENTS
VIII ivTh.e Drama in the Sky
v.Siv a's Animals
XIIT.H EP RESENOCFES I VA 422
1. Conspectus 422
2. Vi�aQnUSd i va 435
3.S ivaD'asn ce 439
APPENDTIHXE.G REACTA VET EMPLOEF S IVAO NT HE
ISLANODFE LEPHAAN T
Glossary
Abbreviations
Bibliography
IndoefTx h emes
Plates
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FLOOR PLAN, Elephanta Cave Temple, p. 444
1.E LEPHANT A
(garbhagrha)
PLATE Interior of the Great Cave Temple along east-west axis
garbhagrha linga
leading to the innermost sanctuary
PLATE 2. Entrance to and
PLATE 3· The south of the cave: Ardhanarisvara
PLATE 4. The south of the cave: Sadasiva
PLATE 5. The south of the cave: Gangadhara
PLATE 6. Heads of Sadasiva (detail of Plate 4)
PLATE 7. The central face: Mahadeva (cf. Plate 6)
PLATE 8. Mahadeva, profile
10.
PLATE g. Mahadeva, profile
11.
PLATE Uma (cf. Plates 4 and 6)
PLATE Ardhanarisvara (cf. Plate 3)
PLATE 12. Ardhanarisvara (detail of Plate 1 I)
PLATE 13. Gangadhara
1 1
PLATE 14. Parvati (detail of Plate 13)
PLATE 5 · Parvati (d etail Of Plate 3)
PLATE 16. Kalyai:ia-Sundara
PLATE 17. Kalyai:ia-Sundara (detail of Plate 16)
PLATE 18. Kalyai:ia-Sundara (detail of Plate 16)
PLATE 19. Andhakasura vadha
21.
PLATE 20. Andhakasura vadha
PLATE Yogisvara/Lakulisa
PLATE 22. Nataraja
PLATE 23. Nataraja (detail of Plate 22)
PLATE 24. Nataraja (detail of Plate 22)
PLATE 25. Karttikeya (not included in Plate 22)
