Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s6.2

v4.c33.s6.2

In the later mythology he is assigned the guardianship of the north-west region of the universe. He is said, in the Mahābhārata, to be the father of Bhīma; as also of Hanumān. The Mādhvas believe that their Āchārya, Ānandatīrtha, is an incarnation of Vāyu.