Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.52

v4.c26.52

The *Śritatvanidhi*, as usual, gives an entirely different description of *Śaravaṇabhava*. According to this authority *Śaravaṇabhava* should have only one face, three eyes and six arms, be of the colour of the rising sun and be seated upon a lion. The body should be covered with ashes (*bhasma* or *vibhūti*). There should be in the hands flowery arrows, a bow made of sugar-cane, *khaḍga*, *khēṭaka*, *vajra* and the *kukkuṭa*.