[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Development of Hindu Iconography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941) › c19.s4.2 # The Development of Hindu Iconography c19.s4.2 The Development of Hindu Iconography c19.s4.2 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4.2) ¹ Rāmāyaṇa, VIII. 16, 14. Nandī is described in this Sarga (v. 8) as, karāla kṛṣṇapiṅgalaḥ | Vāmano vikaṭo muṇḍī Nandī hrasvabhujo balī. In verse 16 he is called vānararūpa; Rāvaṇa, not allowed by Nandī to proceed to Śiva's abode in Kailāsa, laughs at him, and is cursed in turn by the trident-bearing Nandī, the second Śaṃkara (Dīptam śūlamavaṣṭabhya dvitīyamiva Śaṃkaraḥ). - [Previous: c19.s4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4.1) - [Next: c19.s4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4.3) - [Up: c19.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.banerjea-1941.c19.s4.2) · Pramāṇa