Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c31.5

v4.c31.5

In the case of the *rājasamūrti* the image of Kshētrapāla should carry in its three right hands the *triśūla*, the *khaḍga* and the *ghaṇṭa* and in its three left hands the *khēṭaka*, the *kapāla* and the *nāga-pāśa*. And, in the case of the *tāmasamūrti*, there should be, in addition to the articles mentioned above, the *dhanus* in the additional fourth right hand and the *bāṇa* in the additional fourth left hand.