Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s5.3

v4.c33.s5.3

As usual, the Viṣṇudharmōttara has a different description from those found in the āgamas. It states that Varuṇa should be seated in a chariot drawn by seven haṃsas; his colour is like the vaiḍūrya (a precious gem) and he must be draped in white garments and adorned with ornaments set with pearls and necklaces composed of the same material. He should have a slightly hanging belly and four arms. Over his head there should be a white umbrella and on his left the fish banner. In the right hands of Varuṇa there should be the padma and the pāśa and in the left hands the śaṅkha and the ratna-pātra. A very good looking consort of his should be seated on his left lap with a nīlōtpala in her left hand and her right arm embracing Varuṇa, her lord.