Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.29

v4.c26.29

The figure of Subrahmaṇya with six arms should have in its right hands abhaya, khaḍga and śakti; and in the left hands kheṭaka, akṣamālā and kukkuṭa. The image of Subrahmaṇya with eight arms should be represented as carrying in its hands the vajra, śakti, abhaya, varada, khaḍga, kheṭaka, bāṇa and dhanus; or, they may keep the padma, vajra, śakti, abhaya, varada, khaḍga, kheṭaka and pāśa.