Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c11.58

v1.c11.58

The conception underlying the name Sthauna-Narasimha is that the lion in this case comes out of a pillar; and this Sthauna-Narasimha is also a seated image with four arms. In the two back hands there should be the *śaṅkha* and the *chakra*; the front right hand should be in the *abhaya* or the *varada* pose, and the corresponding left hand should be made to rest on the thigh. The left leg has to be folded and supported upon the *siṃhāsana* while the right leg should be hanging down. The neck of this type of Narasimha should be covered with a thick mane; the colour of the image should be white and that of the garment red. There should be sharp curved teeth made distinctly visible in the mouth of the man-lion.