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देवतामूर्ति-प्रकरणम्
Holding the demon's intestines in his hands like a garland, Narsingh has the form of a well-proportioned human from his neck downwards. (79).
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The two right hands in the middle (in the centre of the composition) possess a disc and a lotus, and the two left ones the Kaumodki mace (of Vishnu) and a conchshell ( 80 ). The lower-most pair of hands should be shown tearing the demon apart, and the upper-most ones upraised and holding the garland of entrails (as stated in stanzas 78 & 79 above ). ( 81 ).
The radiance of Narsingh is like a blue lotus and his lustre like the Champaka flower. He gleams like molten gold, or like the colours of the newly risen sun. Such should be the statue of Narsingh. ( 82 ).
प्रकारान्तर से नरसिंह मूर्ति
आसीनं द्विभुजं देवं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणम् ।
श्वेतं स्फटिकसंकाशं चतुर्बाहुमथापि वा ॥ ८३ ॥ आजानुलम्बितौ बाहू कर्त्तव्यौ तत्र दक्षिणे । समीपे कल्पयेच्चक्रं वामे शेषं समीपतः ॥८४॥ ऊर्ध्वस्थिताभ्यां बाहुभ्यां दक्षिणे पङ्कजं न्यसेत् । वामे बाहौ गदा रम्या लिखेच्चित्रविशारदः ॥ ८५ ॥
नृसिंह देव बैठा हुआ, दो भुजा वाला, प्रसन्न मुख और नेत्र वाला, स्फटिक के जैसा सफेद रङ्ग वाला, अथवा चार भुजा वाला, दोनों जानु तक लम्बी भुजा वाला है। उसकी दाहिनी ओर समीप में चक्र को और बाँयी ओर समीप में शेष देव रहा हुआ है। दोनों भुजा ऊँची रखी हुई हैं, उनमें दक्षिण भुजा में कमल और बाँयी भुजा में सुन्दर गदा है। इस प्रकार चित्र विशारद बनावें ।
A seated two-armed god, with a pleasing face (and, happy expression) and eyes, who is white in colour like quartz or crystal (sphatika), is an alternative idol of Narsingh. Or depict him as a four armed statue (83), with long arms reaching down as far as
