Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.48

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c38.48

PLATE XXI. THE GOD VIŚVAKARMA, REVEALER OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ARCHITECTURE. Drawn by Dēvasurēndra Muhandiram of Embekke. Viśvakarma is represented according to the description given in the canon (Rūpāvaliya), of which a text and translation are here quoted. Sindūram pañca-vaktram daśa-bhuja-sahitam Pustakam, lekhya, khaṇḍam (?), Khaṭvāṅgam, bījapūram, vara-mātha (?) kalaśam Kuṇḍakam (?), akṣamālam, Nāgam paśam vahantam, varada-bhaya-hastam Pīta yajño-pavitam, Vijñatañ jñata-muktim, sudarsana maha Viśvakarmam namāmi.

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