Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c7.114
Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c7.114
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in the creation of Śarabhamūrti as a manifestation of Śiva, considered to have taken place with a view to curb the ferocity of Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Viṣṇu. This avatāra of Śiva, if we may so call it, is a curious combination of man, bird and beast. (See Pl. E.)