Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c9.23

v1.c9.23

In Rūpamaṇḍana it is stated that, in a temple, dedicated to Gaṇēśa, there should be on the left of the image of this deity the figure of Gajakarṇa; on the right, of Siddhi; to the north, of Gauri; to the east, of Buddhi; to the south-east, Bālachandra (Bhāḷachandra ?); to the south, of Sarasvati; to the west, of Kubēra; and at the back, of Dhūmraka. Each of the four gates of the shrine should have a pair of dvārapālas. Those at the east gate are named Avighna and Vighnarāja; at the south gate, Suvaktra and Balavān; at the west gate, Gajakarṇa and Gōkarṇa; and the north-gate, Susaumya and Śubhadāyaka. All these images are to be dwarfish in stature and should possess terrific look; one of their hands should be in the tarjani pose, another should carry a daṇḍa: and the other two hands should, in the case of Avighna and Vighnarāja, carry the *paraśu* and the *padma*; in the case of Suvaktra and Balavān, the *khaḍga* and the *kheṭaka*; in the case of Gajakarṇa and Gōkarṇa the *dhanus* and *bāṇa*; and lastly in the case of Susaumya and Śubhadāyaka, the *padma* and the *aṅkuśa*.