Matsya Purana 259.26
Matsyapurāṇa 259.26
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259.26
gandharva vidyādhara kinnarāṇāmathāpsaro guhyakanāyakānām.
gaṇairanekaiḥ śataśo mahendrairmunipravīrairapi namyamānam.. 259.25
The one with defective limbs especially without thighs, causes fear and madness, the one with a dried face or without waist troubles the king, the one void of hands and feet brings some 'epidemic, the one bereft of ankles and knees causes joy to the enemies.—19-20 The one without a chest destroys sons and friends The image complete in every way brings prosperity and long life So the image of Lord Śiva should be made in full as described heretofore and all the Devas, Indra, Nandikeśvara, eight Lokapâlas, Ganeśvara, should be located surrounding the image in a praying posture so that one can have a view of the Lord The devils, fiends and Vetalas should also be made in a dancing posture and praying before the Lord All these images should have the appeaince of infinite joy and absorbed in their devotion to the Lord The image of the Lord should be made with three eyes, surrounded by the praying Gandharvas, Vidyâdharas, Kinnaras, nymphs, Guhyakas, attendants, sages etc, etc—21-26
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- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
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- Matsya — Sanskrit