The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c11.41

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c11.41

The sixth is Gajna-padma, very rare, with two petals round as the full moon. Within its fruit is the *Chîtamâni*, the jewel of Thought, and here Siva dwells in bodily form as Brahmâ, with the divine swan Hamsa, a mystic word which being transposed becomes Saham—I am he.

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