Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c28.10

v4.c28.10

"In the descriptions found in the works of the Siṁhalaḍēśa (Ceylon) * it is stated", so says the Kāmikāgama, "that Chaṇḍēśvara should be represented in the Kṛitayuga with eight arms, in the Trētāyuga with six, in the Dvāparayuga with four and in the Kaliyuga with two only. But", the same authority adds, "no such thing is mentioned in the works of the other countries".