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Vyūhas Image Attributes Symbol[4][5] Direction Face Concept
Narayana
Vishnu
Vāsudeva Deity Krishna-Vasudeva on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria 190-180 BCE.jpg Chakra Wheel
Gadā Mace
Shankha Conch
Garuda Eagle Garuda pillar from Bharhut relief.jpg East Saumya
(Placid/ benevolent)
The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations (Saumya).jpg Bala Strength
Samkarsana Samkarshana on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria, circa 180 BCE.jpg Lāṅgala Plough
Musala Pestle
Wine glass
Tala Fan palm Besnagar fan-palm capital.jpg South Simha Lion The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations (Simha).jpg Jṅāna Knowledge
Pradyumna Pradyumna, holding a bow and an arrow, in the Kondamotu Vrishni heroes relief, 4th century CE.jpg Cāpa Bow
Bāṇa Arrow
Makara Crocodile Besnagar Makara pillar capital.jpg West Raudra Kapila The Hindu God Vishnu LACMA M.69.13.2 (5 of 17) (cropped).jpg Aiśvaryā Sovereignty
Aniruddha Anirudha, holding a sword and a shield, in the Kondamotu Vrishni heroes relief, 4th century CE.jpg Carma Shield
Khaḍga Sword
Ṛṣya (ऋष्य) White-footed antelope North Varaha Boar The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations (Varaha).jpg Śakti Power

References

  1. ^ Atherton, Cynthia Packert (1997). The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan. BRILL. p. 78. ISBN 978-90-04-10789-2.
  2. ^ A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1-2. A.D. 300-985. Orient Longmans. 1982. p. 866.
  3. ^ Parlier-Renault, Edith (2007). Temples de l'Inde méridionale: VIe-VIIIe siècles. La mise en scène des mythes. Presses Paris Sorbonne. pp. 38–42. ISBN 978-2-84050-464-1.
  4. ^ "A shrine of Aniruddha, the fourth of the 'vyuhas', which had within its precincts a 'rsyadhvaja', i. e. a column bearing on its top the figure of a 'rsya' or a white antelope which was his characteristic 'lanchana'." in Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. Indian Society of Oriental Art. 1937. p. 16.
  5. ^ Gupta, Vinay K. "Vrishnis in Ancient Literature and Art". Indology's Pulse Arts in Context, Doris Meth Srinivasan Festschrift Volume, Eds. Corinna Wessels Mevissen and Gerd Mevissen with Assistance of Vinay Kumar Gupta: 80–81.