Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.170

v3.c19.170

Indrani. The figure of Indrāṇī has three eyes and four arms; in two of her hands she carries the *vajra* and the *śakti*, the two other hands being respectively held in the *varada* and *abhaya* poses. The colour of this goddess is red, and she has on her head a *kirīṭa*; on her body she wears various ornaments. Her *vāhana* as well as the emblem of her banner is the elephant, and her abode is under the *kalpaka* tree. According to the *Viṣṇudharmōttara*, she should have a thousand eyes, and should be of golden colour; she should have six arms, four of the hands carrying the *sūtra*, *vajra*, *kalaśa* (a pot), and *pātra* (a vessel) and the remaining hands being held in the *varada* and *abhaya* poses. The *Dēvī-purāṇa* states that she carries the *aṅkuśa* and the *vajra* only, and the *Pūrva-kāraṇāgama* mentions that she has only two eyes. According to the last authority the goddess Indrāṇī holds a lotus in one of her hands.