[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Elements of Hindu Iconography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914) › v3.c19.166 # Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.166 Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.166 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.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. - [Previous: v3.c19.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.165) - [Next: v3.c19.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.167) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.visnudharmottara) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.166) · Pramāṇa