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VISHNU INCARNATIONS AND MINOR AVATARAS (Contd.)
MOHINI
BUDDHA
MATSYA
RAMA
VARADARAJA
KURMA
Symbols
Bow and arrow
Boom-giving and protection poses or in dhyāna
Wheel and conch in upper two hands; one hand in varada, other on waist-lower two hands)
Hands
Two
Four
Two or four Bow and arrow (AC)
Objects in hands
Vase of Rectar
Boon-giving and pro- tection poses (AGP)
Conch, wheel, boongiving and protection poses
Conch and wheel, varada and abhaya poses
Vehicle
Seated on lolus
A sana
Misc.
Long cars, deer-skin on shoulder
Lower half, fish; upper Lower half, tortoise; half, four-handed upper half, fourVishvu. Kirita crown handed Vishou
If lower left hand rests Beautiful young lady on mace, he is Varada- wearing colourful garraja
ments. Decorated with ornaments. Carrying a vase of nectar in hand
Yuriations
In dhyāna pose. Red garments. Deer-skin on shoulder (RM &
VID)
J. Two-landed: bow
and arrow (AGP) 2. Four-handed: bow,
arrow, conch (AGP) 3. Wears a kirita crown
Companions: Sita stands on his right. L.A.-blue lotus, R.h.--hangs loose on right. Lakshmana stands on left side of Räma. Holds bow and arrow. Hanumana, Monkey-god, stands in front, on Rāma's right. Two hands. R.h.-on mouth, L.h.-hangs loose on left. Bharata and Shatrughana-Rama's brothers. Hold bows and arrows Rāma seated in Virasana
