Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s5.1

v2.c74.s5.1

The third variety of the Mudrās as described by this text has been termed by me as postures (not poses) of the legs. . In a previous chapter under the general classification of the images, one of the classifications consists of three varieties in relation to the Dhruva Beras of Viṣṇu images namely Sthānaka (standing posture), Āsana (sitting posture) and Śayana (reclining position). Accordingly in the representation of the male Sthānaka mūrties, six different standing postures are adopted by the author of the Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra and they are:—