Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives: An Introduction to Women's Brata Rituals in Bengali Folk Religion

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Index 129 A Ahalya, 4 Alakshmi (Alaks .mi – ), 68–71, 107 Alpana (a – lpana – ), 31–32, 46, 53, 95, 106 Aye, 38, 79 B Behula, 3 Bhakti, xi, 26, 36, 78 Bhava (bha – va), 16, 18 Bose, Shib Chunder, 32 Brahman, 29 Brata (vrata) About morality Bipatta – rini – , 75–76 Koja – gari – Laks .mi – , 68–71 Laks .mi – pu – ja – , 65–68 Ma – Got .hos .as .t .hi, 57–60 Man . gala San . kra – nti, 71–75 Śi – tala – -s .as .t .hi, 62–64 Soubha – gya-chaturthi – , 60–62 About nature Aśvatthapa – ta – r, 44–46 Ja – ma – is .as .t .hi, 46–49 Laks .mi – , 49–55 Na – g Pancami – , 55–57 Pun .yipukur, 41–44 Female community Auspicious older women, 79–80 Wife as savior, 81–82 Young maiden, 80–81 Magic and desire Co-wife, 92–94 Ten dolls (daś putuler), 91–92 Nakhchuter, 90–91 Male Aja – chita, 102 Eka – daśi – , 101–102 Kricha-chandrayana, 99–100 Other Acinjuti, 93 Bel Pukur, 93–94 Bhanjo, 84 Brahmanical, 34–36, 97–104, 112 Cow, 40 Folk, 33–37, 112 Haritalika, 111 Huduma, 85 Ka – tya – yani – , 103–104 Kshetra Thakurani, 86–87 Kuma – ri – , 38 Laukika, 36–37 Madhu Sankranti, 110 Na – ri – , 38 Puranic (pauranik), 37, 102 Prachalita, 38 Prithivi, 86 Sandhya – -man .i, 92 Saspat .ar, 83–84 Sejuti (Sandhya – -bati – ), 92 Shastric, 36–38 Subacani – , 82–83 Tulsi –, 40 (Note: Important terms and deities have diacritical marks included here) Budi Ma (Bud . i – Ma – , or Old Lady Goddess), 7–9, 14, 27 C Chandi (Can .d . i – ), 1, 3, 9–11, 41, 71, 74, 111–113 Chatterji, Tapan Mohan, 32, 39–40 Chaudel, 15 D Das, S. R., 37 Deyashi, 8 Dharma, 68–71, 77, 97, 106, 108 Dharmashastra (dharmaśastra), 29–30, 97 Dream command (svapnadeśa), 3 Durga (Durga – ), 9, 32, 41, 44–46, 57–62, 75–77, 92, 102, 106–107, 122 Durga Puja (Durga – pu – ja – ), 13, 18, 32, 38, 46, 60, 80–81, 120 G Gajan rites, 38 Ganga (Ganga – ), 50 Gangooly, J. C. 32–33 Ghagrabudi, 8–9 Gold, Ann, 29–30 Gramadevata, 1 Great and Little Traditions, 30, 105 Gupta, Eva Maria, 36 I Indra, 4, 84–85, 89, 97, 102 Itu, 87–89, 124 J Jayakar, Pupul, 34–35 Jhapan rites, 38 Jharkhand, 13–14, 26 K Kali (Ka – li – ), 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 75, 118, 121 Kane, P. V. 30, 36 Katha (katha – ), 31, 33, 35, 39, 79 Krishna (Kr .s .n .a), 16, 22, 32, 41, 76, 87, 89–90, 103–104, 111, 117 Kuma – ri – pu – ja – , 38, 80, 106, 120 L Lakshmi (Laks .mi – ), 9, 24, 41, 49–55, 61, 65–71, 82, 106–107 M Maity, P. K., 36–37 Manasa (Manasa – ), 3, 6–7, 39, 55–57, 82 Ma – nat, 18, 58, 59, 95 Mazumdar, Shudha, 40 McGee, Mary, 29–30, 33 Mother Earth, 5, 42, 77 N Narada, 75–76, 89–90 Narayana (Na – ra – yan .a), 7, 42, 49–55, 99 O Ojha, 10–11, 24 Old Lady Goddess (see Budi Ma) Oraons, 24–26 P Pandit (pan .d .it), 36, 45, 99 Pandita (pan .d .ita – ), 108 Parvati (Pa – rvati – ), 33, 111 Pativrata – , 98, 108 Pearson, Anne, 29–30, 36 Prakriti, 5 Puranas (pura – n .as), 29–30, 97, 99, 100–103 Index 130 R Radha (Ra – dha – ), 22, 89–90, 117 Raheja, Gloria, 29–30 Rama (Ra – ma), 4, 76, 91, 94, 98 Ramayana, 4–5, 76, 91, 98, 121 Rankini Devi, 23–24, 116 Ray, S. K., 38–39 Rock scam, 3 Rowlands, J. Helen, 36, 110 S Sanskritization, 105, 110 Sarasvati (Sarasvati – ), 9, 24 Sasthi (S .as .t .hi), 39, 41, 46–49, 55–59, 62–64, 82, 84 Sati, 5, 42 Savitri (Sa – vitri – ), 42–43, 82 Shakti (śakti), 82, 90, 94, 109 Shiva (Śiva), 32–33, 75–76, 87, 93, 111, 116 Sita (Si – ta – ), 75, 91, 94, 121 Sitala (Śi – tala – ), 39, 62 Stri – dharma, 30 Svapnadeśa (see Dream command) T Ta – pas, 97–98, 109, 111 Temples, 2–3 Tewari, Laxmi, 29–30 Thakur, 6–7 Tulsi, 41–44 Tushu (Tus .u), 13–28 Brata, 27–28 Songs, 15–26 U Upanishads, 34, 97 V Vedas, 5, 29, 34, 97 Vishnu (Vis .n .u), 22, 41, 51, 81, 87, 103 Vrata (see Brata) Vriddheshvari, 8 W Wadley, Susan, 29...