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VISHNU INCARNATIONS AND MINOR AVATARAS (Contd.)
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VARAHA*
TRIVIKRAMA
VAMANA Vase and umbrella
VITTHAL Lotus-stalk and conch
Boar-head
Symbols Hands Objects in hunds
Wheel, mace, conch Two, four, six, or cight
Two or four
Two Vase and umbrella
Whcel. conch, mace, lotus
Vehicle
I sana
? or simhāsana
Standing Dwarf Brāhmaga, with tufted hair. Sacred thread, deer-skin
Misc.
Standing Crown which looks like plain fez cap. Both hands on waist holding stalk of
lotus and conch. Ornaments 1. One foot on ground straight and
firm, another raised up. occupying Heaven. Nearby stand Vamana and king Bali with bow. Behind, Varāha, Vāyū and Varuna carrying fly-whisks, Sūrya on right, Moon on left, Sanaka and Sanatkumara, Brahmā on stretched leg:. Sankara near navel with folded hands, Namuchi between legs; Eagle behind left leg of Trivikrama: Vamana on right. Behind him Bali holding vase accompanied by
wife: Jāmbuvant beating drum 2. Left foot on earth, right in sky.
Vamana with down-cast eyes.
King Bali being bound (AC) 3. Hands stretched up. Vāmana
carrying vase and umbrella. King Bali carrying vase, being
bound by Garuda (MTP) 4. Trivikrama carrying staff,
noose, conch. wheel, mace and lotus (VID)
Juriations
I. 4-handed: one on waist, another 1. Umbrella and staff (AGP)
holding mace, third supporting 2. Umbrella and vase (MTP) goddess Prithvi; fourth carrying 3. Staff and vase. Fat (RM) lotus. Boar-face (AC)
4. Dadhi-Vamana-Fair. 2 hands 2. 4-handed: mace, wheel, conch and carrying golden vessel with rice
lotus or Lakshmi at left corner. and curds and nectar. AccomBhūdevi and Shesha near two feet. panied by Rama, Dwarf BrahMan-boar form (AGP)
mana, Tuft of hair tied into a 3. 4-handed: one on waist; two carry- knot
ing lotus and mace. Fourth on knee Wears a lion-cloth or near jaw holding lotus. Feet on Trivikrama: Right leg firmly tortoise (MTP)
planted on earth. Left raised. 4 er 4. 2-handed: mace and lotus. Boar- & hands face (RP)
If 4-handed: R.h.--conch, other 5. 4-handed: wheel, mace, conch and held up with palm upwards. L.h.-
Earth Goddess and lotus. Serpent wheel, one stretched parallel to ur- Shesha carrying plough and mace. lifted leg. Two in añjali pose. Looking up at If 8-handed: five carry conch,
wheel, mace, bow and plough 6. 4-handed: Adi-Varāha-conch,wheel Indra holds umbrella over Trivik-
Right foot on Shesha, with goddess ramal head Prithvi on lap supporting her with Varuna and Väyü hold fly-whisks left hand. Smelling her with his on either side. Over them Sun and nostrils
Moon. Close to them: Sanaka, 7. 8-handed: wheel, conch, sword, Sanatkumara. Brahmă holds up
shield, mace, fakti, varada, abhaya lifted foot of Trivikrama. Siva sits hand poses (SR)
a little above navel of Trivikrama. Namuchi with folded hands, near foot of Trivikrama. On left Garuda (Eagle) beating Sukra
charya. Bali and his queen * Also See description on pages 29-30 and Table on page 89.
4. 22 Oise (Mtbolding lourth on
raha-face (VID)
