Matsya Purana 260.52
Matsyapurāṇa 260.52
- Language
- Sanskrit
260.52
vināyakaṃ pravakṣyāmi gajavaktraṃ trilocanam.
lambodaraṃ śūrpakarṇaṃ vyālayajñopavītinam .. 260.52
All the arms arrow, and legs fist, pointed ring fingers and other ornaments and a sword should be made in the left hand. The two-armed figure is to have a Śakti in His right hand and the left hand resting on the peacock. The one with 4 hands should be made with a noose and a javelin in the left hand and Varâbhya in the right hand.—49-51 Now about the image of Gaṇeśa, the face of Gaṇeśa should have the trunk of an elephant, with three eyes, four arms, huge stomach, ears like those of an elephant, wearing a sacred thread, one large and long tusk holding with his right hand, a lotus and above a ball of sweet and with his left hand a battle axe and a ball of sweet, with extensive shoulders and huge arms and feet full of bliss riding a mouse He is the owner of Riddhi (success, prosperity) and Buddhi (intelligence)—52 55
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Discussed in (2)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- Eastern Indian School of Mediaeval Sculpture — Banerji 1933, English