Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.61

v3.c19.61

In the *Viṣṇudharmōttara* it is stated that Nandā was born ‘from the pleasure of Bhāradvāja’. She has four arms; one of her hands is in the *varada* pose, another in the *abhaya* pose; the third and the fourth hands carry a lotus and an *aṅkuśa* respectively. Or, she may in these hands hold the *khaḍga* and the *khēṭaka*. Her complexion is white and she is seated on an elephant.