ORIENTAL SERIES.

128 INDRA-PRAMA TI JABALL
tioned a few times in the jfttg-veda, and is said to be the most
fortunate of females, " for her husband shall never die of old
age." The Taittiriya BrahmaT&a states that Indra chose her for
his wife from a number of competing goddesses, because she
surpassed them all in voluptuous attractions. In the Ramayana
and Puranas she appears as the daughter of the Daitya Puloman,
from whom she has the patronymic Paulomi. She was ravished
by Indra, who killed her father to escape his curse. According
to the Maha-bharata, King Nahusha became enamoured of her,
and she escaped from him with difficulty. Indram has never
been held in very high esteem as a goddess.
INDRA-PRAMATL An early teacher of the J^g-veda, who
received one Sanhita direct from Paila.
INDRA-PRASTHA. The capital city of the PaTwfa princes.
The name is still known, and is used for a part of the city of
Delhi.
INDRA-SENA (mas.), INDRA-SENA (fern,).
son and daughter of Nala and DamayantL
Names of the
INDU. The moon. See Soma.
INDU-MATL Sister of Bhoja, king of Yidarbha, who chose
Prince Aja for her husband at her swayam-vara. She was
killed by Narada's garland falling upon her while arbour.
asleep in an
INDU-MA.ZVL The moon gem. See Chandra-kanta*
IRAYAT. A son of Arjuna by his Naga wife TJlupL
IRAYATI The river Ravi or Hydraotes.
ISA. 'Lord.' A title of Siva. Name of a TJpanishad
(q.v.) which has been translated by Dr. Roer in the Siblwtheca
Indicct.
ISANA. A name of Siva or Rudra, or of one of his manifes-
tations. (See Rudra.) He is guardian of the north-east quarter.
ISH7T-PASAS. 'Stealers of offerings/ Rakshasas and
other enemies of the gods, who steal the oblations.
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ISWARA. Lord. 7 A title given to Siva,
1 LSWARA KRISHNA Author of the philosophical treatise
called Sankhya Karika.
ITIHASAS. Legendary poems. Heroic history.
" Stories
like those of UrvasI and Pururavas." The term is
especially
applied to the MahaXbharata.
JABALI, JAYALL A Brahman who was priest of King