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देवतामूर्ति-प्रकरणम् The Keshav form holds a lotus (padma), a conch shell (shankh), a disc (chakra), and a mace (gada) respectively in his four hands; while Madhusudan holds a disc, conchshell, lotus and mace; Samkarshna a mace, conchshell, lotus and disc; and Damodar a lotus, conchshell, mace and disc. (8).
Vasudeva holds a macc, conchshell, disc and lotus; and Pradyumna a disc, conchshell, mace and lotus. Vishnu has a mace lotus, conchshell and disc in his four hands, and Madhav.a mace, disc, conchshell and lotus. (9).
Anuruddha possesses a disc, mace, conchshell and lotus; Purushottam a disc, lotus, conchshell and mace; Adhokshaj a lotus, mace, conchshell and disc; and Janardhan a lotus, disc, conchshell and mace. (10).
Govind has a disc, mace, lotus and conchshell; while Trivikram holds a lotus, mace, disc and conchshell. Shreedhar has a lotus, disc, mace and conchshell, respectively in his four hands, while Hrishikesh has a mace, disc, lotus and conchshell. (11). .
___The idol of Narsingh holds a disc, lotus, mace and conchshell; Achyut a mace, lotus, disc and conchshell; Vaman a conchshell, disc, mace and lotus, and Narayan a conchshell, lotus, mace and disc. (12).
___Padmanabha holds a conchshell, lotus, disc and mace; Upendra a conchshell, mace, disc and lotus; Hari a conchshell, disc, lotus and mace, and Krishna a conchshell, mace, lotus and disc. (13).
These are the 24 types of idols of Vishnu. आयुधों को धारण करने का क्रम
अधरं दक्षिणे हस्त-मारभ्य सृष्टिमार्गत:। चतुर्विंशतिमूर्तीनां सर्वत्रैवायुधक्रमः ॥१४॥
नीचे के दाहिने हाथ में सृष्टि मार्ग के क्रम से अर्थात् प्रथम नीचे के दाहिने हाथ में, पीछे ऊपर के दाहिने हाथ में, पीछे ऊपर के बाँये हाथ में और पीछे नीचे के बाँयें हाथ में इस प्रकार आयुधों को रखना चाहिये।
