Jain Journal 1973 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 49

OCTOBER, 1973
bump on back. The four-armed figure of Krsna-Vasudeva, wearing a kiritamukuta and standing in the samabhanga pose on left flank, carries a conch and a disc in his upper and lower right hands, while the upper and lower left hands show respectively a disc (?) and a mace, with topside down. Although the cognizance of the Jina is lost with the broken portion of the throne, yet the representation of Balarama and KrsnaVasudeva in association with the Jina is a definite evidence for identifying the Jina with Neminatha. The instances of such associations of Balarama and Krsna-Vasudeva with Neminatha are also kown from Mathura in U.P., Vimala Vasahi and Luna Vasahi at Dilwara in Rajasthan and Kumbharia temples in Gujarat.
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Further up, above the figures of Balarama and Krsna-Vasudeva, there appears on each side a standing male figure holding a pitcher for anointing the Jina. At each top side is carved a somewhat mutilated couple of hovering figures surrounded by cloud. Male bears a garland in both hands, and his female counterpart shows a flywhisk in one hand. Behind the head of the Jina is rendered a nimbus composed of lotus petals and a beaded circle. Over the head of the Jina is a triple parasol topped by a disembodied figure beating a drum, now both much mutilated. The hair of the Jina is done in spirals with short lateral strands and a small uşnişa at top. Jina holds lotuses in both hanging hands which was a recurrent feature of the Jina images of early medieval period.
Photograph of the Deogarh Image by the author and that of State Museum, Lucknow by O. P. Khanija, B.H.U., Varanasi.