Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c73.35

v2.c73.35

| (*iv*) Illustrations (*a*) Independent images 185 (*b*) Reliefs 186 | | |
| (*v*) Brahmā's shrine and parivāra-devatās | | 186–88 |
| Vaiṣṇava-pratimā-lakṣaṇa | | 189–231 |
| Introduction 189–90 | History : | |
| Vedic 190–91 ; Epic and Purāṇic 191–93; Pañcarātric | 193–95 |
| Pratimā-lakṣaṇas—seven-fold icons | | 195 |
| 1. The ordinary Viṣṇu-images | | 195–97 |
| 2. Extraordinary forms of Viṣṇu | | 197–206 |
| Anantaśayī 197–99 | Vāsudevas D. & M. | 199–203 |
| Trailokya-mohana 203 | Viśvarūps | 203–4 |
| Vaikuṇṭha 204–5 | Ananta | 205 |
| Yogeśvara 205 | Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa | 205–6 |
| 3. Dhruva Beras | | 206–11 |
| Introduction 206–8 | 6. Bhogāsana | 210 |
| (*a*) *Standing attitude* 208–9 | 7. Vīrāsana | ” |
| 1. Yagasthānaka 208 | 8. Abhicārikāsana | ” |
| 2. Bhogasthānaka 208–9 | (*c*) *Reclining attitude* | 210–11 |
| 3. Vīrasthānaka 209 | 9. Yogaśayana | 210 |
| 4. Abhicārikasthānaka „ | 10. Bhogaśayana | 211 |
| (*b*) *Sitting attitude* 209–10 | 11. Vīraśayana | ” |
| 5. Yogāsana 209 | 12. Abhicārikaśayana | ” |
| 4. Daśāvatāras—The Ten Incarnations | | 211–21 |
| Introduction & | | |
| Defferent lists of Avatāras | | 212–14 |
| 1. Matsya 214 | 4. Narasimha | 216 |
| 2. Kūrma 215 | (*i*) Girija | 216 |
| 3. Varāha ” | (*ii*) Sthāṇu | 216–17 |
| (*i*) Nṛvarāha 215–16 | (*iii*) Yānaka | 217 |
| (*ii*) Yajña and (*iii*) Pralaya 216 | (*iv*) Lakṣmī-Narasimha | 217 |
| 5. Vāmana and Trivikrama | | 217–18 |
| 6–8. Three Rāmas | (*i*) Paraśurāma | 218 |
| | (*ii*) Rāghava | 219 |
| | (*iii*) Balarāma | 219 |
| 9. Kṛṣṇa 219–20 | 10. Buddha (See Buddhist Iconography) | |
| 11. Kalkim | | 220–21 |
| 5. Caturviṁśati-mūrtayah | | 221–23 |
| Introductory | | 221 |
| The twenty four Mūrtis tabulated and commented | | 222–23 |
| 6. Minor Forms of Viṣṇu | | 223–27 |
| Rao's classification and comment on it | | 223–24 |