Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c25.s3.2

v4.c25.s3.2

By his side should be the figure of Śakti also. It should have three eyes, and four arms. On the head there should be a *karaṇḍa-makuṭa* and on the person all ornaments appropriate to women. The waist of the figure should be slender, and the pelvis broad; similarly there should be two well-developed high breasts on the chest. Two of the hands should each hold a *nīlōtpala* and an *akshamālā*, while the other two should be kept in the *varada* and *abhaya* poses. The figure must be clothed in silk garments and must be standing on the same seat and under the same *prabhāvaḷi* as Mahēśa on his left side.