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Symbols
Hands
Objects in hands
Vehicle
Asana
Mise.
Variations
NARA-NARAYANA
Conch, wheel, lotus, rosary
Two or four
Left hands carry conch and wheel Right hands hold Mahapadma or mace and lotus (?) ---Nārāyaṇa (CC)
Chariot
VISHNU-INCARNATIONS AND MINOR AVATARAS (Contd.)
Sri holding lute on left. Musti holding lotus on right
Two-handed: Nara-two hands carrying rosary; Nārāyaṇafour hands carrying rosary. Chariot vehicle (VID)
Also see Table on page 93.
NARASIMHA
Wheel, mace, conch, lotus
Two, four, six or eight
Wheel, lotus, mace and conch (AC)
Alidha
Ferocious countenance
1. 4-handed: wheel, mace, two hands tearing off entrails. Open-mouthed (AGP) 2. 6-handed: conch and lotus, two tearing entrails of Hiranyakasipu, two on maces. Mane of flames (VID) 3. 8-handed: 1 & 8, tearing entrails of Hiranyakasipu; 4 & 5, holding garland of entrails; 2 & 3, wheel and lotus; 6 & 7. mace and conch (AC)
PARASURAMA
Battle-axe
Two or four
Sword, battle-axe. bow, arrow
Jaţă crown
1. 1 & 4-Bow and arrow. 2 & 3 -sword and battle-axe (AGP) 2. Conch, wheel and mace (SS)
BALARAMA
Plough, pestle
Two or four
Plough, pestle, mace, coach
1.
2.
3.
4.
Two-handed: mace and plough (AGP)
Four-handed: wheel, pestle, plough. conch (AGP)
Two-handed: plough and pestle (RM and VID)
Two-handed: plough and pestle (SS) or plough and wine-flask (ST) Four-handed: wheel and pestle (SS)
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