Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.176

v3.c19.176

The figure of Kaumārī is a feminine copy of that of Subrahmaṇya who is known as Kumāra. Kaumārī has four hands, in two of which she carries the *śakti* and the *kukkuṭa*, the remaining two hands being respectively in the *abhaya* and the *varada* poses. Her *vāhana* is the peacock and this same bird forms the emblem on her banner. She has a *makuṭa* said to be bound with *vāsikā* or *vāchikā*. What this means cannot be found out. Her abode is under an *udumbara* or fig tree. She has, according to the *Vishṇudharmōttara*, six faces and twelve arms; two of her hands are held respectively in the *varada* and the *abhaya* poses;