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Apart from the eight goddesses of misfortune, there is a ninth one - Jataharini who spells gloom and despair. Rtuharini gave birth to three daughters 317- Kucaharini, Vyanjanaharini and Jataharini. 315 MarP LI.47-49 a. 316 MarP LI. 317 MarP LI.101,102 296

(i) Kucaharini³ Kucaharini i robs off both the breasts of the maiden whose all the marriage rites are not duly performed or they are performed after the prescribed time. (ii) Vyanjanaharini.319- Vyanjanaharini robs the maiden of the signs of puberty. The is in cace of the maiden who hasmarried without duly offering the sradda and without paying due reverence to the mother. (iii) Jataharini 320 Jataharini is the stealer of the new borns. When the lying-in-chamber is destitute of fire and water, is devoid of incense, also when it has no lamp, weapon, or pestle and is devoid of ashes and mustard seeds, Jataharini enters in. Jataharini brings about immediate delivery, snatches away the new born child and casts away the child in that very place. She is very terrible and she feeds on the flesh. Hence, one should strenuously guard the lyingin-chamber. -321 Jataharini assumes the form of a black cat as well as that of a hag. She does not attack when the mother is on her guard but when off guard, both the cat and the hag attack and devour the new born. Jataharini carries off the children and replaces it with the next one and devours only the third N child one in the order without pity. 318 MarP LI.103 319 MarP LI.104 320 MarP LI.105,106,107 321 MarP LI.5-19 297 e

According to the local traditional practice followed in South-India, the goddess Manasa, the Matrkas as well as Sasti and Jataharini are pacified by honouring small children and by feeding them with curd rice which was previously offered to the goddess as an offering.