Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.166

v3.c19.166

Vaishṇavi carries in one of her right hands the *chakra* and in the corresponding left hand the *śaṅkha*; her two other hands are held in the *abhaya* and the *varada* poses respectively. She has a lovely face and beautiful breasts, and is of dark complexion. Her eyes are pretty, and she wears a yellow garment. On her head is a *kirīṭa-makuṭa*. She is adorned with all the ornaments generally worn by Vishṇu, and the emblem of her banner as well as her *vāhana* is the Garuḍa. Her place is under a *rāja-vriksha*. The *Vishṇudharmōttara* states that like Brahmāṇī she has also six hands; the right hands are characterised by the *gadā*, *padma* and *abhaya*, Vaishṇavī. Kaumārī. Chāmuṇḍā. Brahmāṇī.