Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c11.s3.4

v1.c11.s3.4

Yajñamurti or Yajñēśa is another minor *avatāra* of Viṣṇu mentioned in the *Śrī-Bhāgavata*. He is looked upon as an *āvaraṇadēvatā* by the *Vaikhānasāgama*, according to which his place is in the south-west corner of the first āvaraṇa. His image must be made to face the west. The image of Yajñēśa should have two heads, seven hands, and four horns.* The colour of the body of this image should be that of molten gold. The hands should