The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1193 page)

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Jye
h
(Skt., ‘elder sister’). Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is known also as S
tal
, the Goddess of smallpox.
Jyotir-li
ga(m)
.
The limitless
li
ga(m)
of light, the form assumed by
iva
which compelled
Brahma
and
Vi
u
to acknowledge his supremacy.

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