Other Forms of Vishṇu.

Description

Vishṇu lying on the serpent Shesha.

Informations

Colour: —

Vehicle: Shesha

Āsana: Sleeping or seated1

Faces: —

Hands: Four

Objects in hands/Symbols: Conch, wheel2

Hand pose: —

Hair dress: —

Consort: —

Miscellaneous: Other names: Jalashāyī, Anantashāyī. Lies on left side. One foot held by Śri on her lap; other on serpent. Brahmā on lotus springing out of his navel. Rākshasas Madhu and Kaitabha near stalk of lotus. Weapons in human forms near Shesha. When Sheshashāyī is accompanied by both Bhū and Śri, latter sits near his head and the former near his feet (RM)3

When Sheshashāyī is seated, has four hands. Lakshmī seated on left lap. Mace and wheel in human form (VID)

OR four hands carry conch and wheel, on left hand on knee and on right hand on head of Shesha. Bhṛigu and Brahmā on right, Mārkandeya and Śankara on left

Variations: —

4

  1. sleeping or lying = śayana, sitting = āsana ↩
  2. conch = śaṅkha, wheel = chakra ↩
  3. For abbreviations in brackets, see list of abbreviations ↩
  4. Gupte, R. S., Iconography of the Hindus Buddhists and Jains, 1972, p. 84 ↩

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