Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s2.t2.5
Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s2.t2.5
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v2.c16.s2.t2.5
The Pūrva-Kāraṇāgama states that the figures of Śiva in the Bhikshāṭana, the Kaṅkāla, the Haryarddha, the Arddhanārīśvara, the Sukhāsana, the Kāmāntaka and the Dakshiṇāmūrti aspects should not have near them the figure of the Dēvī; while in all other aspects the Dēvī should be found near Śiva. The height of the figure of the Dēvī, in company with that of her consort Śiva, should be up to the ear of Śiva, if the figure of the Dēvī is of the uttama class; up to his mouth, if of the madhyama class, and up to his uplifted hand, if of the adhama class.