Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains

Author(s): R S Gupte
Publisher: D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd

Page 117

Names
1. Kesava
2. Nārāyaṇa
3. Madhava
4. Govinda
5. Vishnu
6. Madhasüdana
7. Trivikrama
8. Vamana
9. Śridhara
10. Hrishikesa
11. Padmanabha
12. Damodara
13. Vasudeva
14. Samkar ana
15. Pradyumna
16. Aniruddha
17. Purushottama
18. Adhokshaja
19. Narasimha
20. Achyuta
21. Upendra
22. Janardana
23. Hari
24. Śri Krishna
THE TWENTY-FOUR IMAGES OF VISHNU
As mentioned in the ancient Texts showing the different arrangements of the objects held in the hands
Agni-Purana
Padma-Purana
Dharmasindhu
Vriddharahita
Smriti
PSCG
SPGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
CSPG
PGSC
SCGP
PCGS
GCPS
SPCG
PSGC
GSCP
GSPC
CSGP
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPGS
PSCG
SPGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
SCPG
PGCS
SCGP
PCGS
GCPS
SPCG
PSGC
GSCP
GSPC
GCSG'
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPGS
GPCS
SGCP
PCSG
SPCG
SGPC
PSCG
SPGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
CSPG
PGCS
SCGP
GCPS
PCGS
CPGS
PSGC
PCGS
GSPC
PSCG
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPGS
GPCS
Chaturvarga Chintaman
PSGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
CSPG
PGSC
SCGP
PCGS
GCPS
SPCG
PCGS
GSCP
GSPC
CSGP
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPS
GPCS
PGCS
PCSG
SCGP
SGPC
P, padma (lotus). S, sankha (conch). G, gadā (mace). C, chakra (discus or wheel).
Order of hands: lower right, upper right, upper left, lower left.
'The second 'G' should read as 'P'.
The last letter should be 'G'.
PSCG
SPGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
CSPG
PGSC
GSCP
PCGS
GCPS
SPCG
PSGC
SCGP
GSPC
CSGP
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPGS
GPCS
SGCP
PCSG
SCGP
SGPC
GPCS
SGCP
PCSG
SCGP
SGPC
Abhilashitärtha Chintamani
PSCG
SPGC
GCSP
CGPS
GPSC
CSPG
PGSC
SCGP
PCGS
GCPS
SPCG
PSGC
GSCP
GSPC
CSGP
CGSP
CPSG
PGSC
CPGS
GPCS
SGCP
PCSG
SCGP
SGPC
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