South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s7.6

c8.s7.6

God Vishnu seated comfortably on the serpent couch is named Vaikuntha-Narayana² (fig. 33). The left leg is stretched down and the right is bent at the knee; the left hand rests on the knee-joint, while the right hand rests carelessly thrown back on the head of the serpent; the two back hands hold the weapons sankha and chakra. The image is decorated with jewels and by its side are his consorts Lakshmi and Prithvi.