Talk:Indrākṣi
By Swami Harshananda
Indrākṣi (‘One whose eyes resemble those of Indra’)
Indrākṣī is one of the several forms of the Devī (Śakti or Pārvati) often resorted to by the votaries to get rid of diseases like fever, tuberculosis, epilepsy and so on.
According to some works like the Srītattvanidhi, Indrākṣī has two arms, carrying the vajra (thunderbolt) in her left hand and showing the gesture of bestowal of boons (varada mudrā) in the right hand. Her body is red in colour whereas her garments are yellow. She is well-bedecked with various ornaments. Her face is calm and beautiful. She is surrounded by celestial damsels.
There is a well-known hymn called Indrākṣīstotra attributed to Indra, the king of gods. It is said to be a part of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. Almost all the names mentioned here are those of Pārvatī in her different aspects.
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* The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore